Chinese word dictionary

疏忽

shūhu · to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness

Practice word

Word information

Simplified疏忽

Traditional疏忽

Pinyinshūhu

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

疏shū

to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless

忽hū

suddenly, abruptly; to neglect

How to learn 疏忽

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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忽然hūrán

suddenly; all of a sudden

忽视hūshì

to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore

忽略hūlüè

to neglect; to overlook; to ignore

忽冷忽热hūlěng-hūrè

now hot, now cold; (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate

忽悠hūyou

to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a flag); to trick sb into doing sth; to dupe; to con

生疏shēngshū

unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed