# 过失 (guòshī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 过失 (guòshī) means “fault; error”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: fault; error
- Pinyin: guòshī (guo4 shi1)
- Traditional: 過失
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他勇敢地承认了自己的过失。
  Tā yǒnggǎn de chéngrènle zìjǐ de guòshī.
  He bravely admitted his own fault.

## Characters

- [过](https://hanziro.com/word/guo-have-done-before/) (guo): (particle) have done before
- 失 (shī): to lose; to miss

https://hanziro.com/word/guo-shi-fault/

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