麻痹大意

麻痺大意

mábìdàyì

idiom

Meanings

1 careless and negligent
2 to let down one's guard
3 to be complacent and inattentive

Characters

paralyzed; deadened

attention; mind

Examples

做安全工作千万不能麻痹大意。

Zuò ānquán gōngzuò qiānwàn bù néng má bì dà yì.

In safety work you absolutely cannot let your guard down.

他因为麻痹大意，导致了这次事故。

Tā yīnwèi má bì dà yì, dǎozhì le zhè cì shìgù.

His carelessness caused this accident.

疫情还没结束，不能麻痹大意。

Yìqíng hái méi jiéshù, bù néng má bì dà yì.

The outbreak isn't over yet — we can't get complacent.

Tips

usage

Strongly critical. Used in safety, security, and public-health contexts to warn against complacency. Standard collocation: 不能/切勿/切忌 + 麻痹大意.

memory

麻痹 originally 'paralysis / numbness' — the body's senses go offline. Extended to mental numbness: a mind that fails to notice danger. 大意 = 'careless'. Numb + careless = guard completely down.

Stroke Order

麻 má

痹 bì

大 dà

意 yì