# 失误 (shīwù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 失误 (shīwù) means “mistake; error”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: mistake; error
- Pinyin: shīwù (shi1 wu4)
- Traditional: 失誤
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 因为一个小失误，他输了比赛。
  Yīnwèi yí gè xiǎo shīwù, tā shūle bǐsài.
  Because of a small mistake, he lost the match.

## Characters

- 失 (shī): to lose; to miss
- [误](https://hanziro.com/word/wu-mistake/) (wù): mistake; to miss

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-wu-mistake/

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