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遗漏 (yí lòu) — to overlook, to miss (inadvertently)

Definition

To accidentally leave something out or miss it through carelessness — used for items, details, or information. Unlike 忽略 or 忽视, the omission is unintentional, not a deliberate choice.

verb
to overlookto miss (inadvertently)

Examples

  • 遗漏。
    Tián biǎo shí wǒ bù xiǎo xīn yí lòu le yí xiàng.
    I accidentally missed an item when filling out the form.
  • 遗漏。
    Bān jiā de shí hou yí lòu le jǐ běn shū.
    A few books were overlooked when moving.
  • ，遗漏。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng tài cháng, wǒ yí lòu le yí gè zhòng yào jù zi.
    This article is too long; I missed an important sentence.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

遗yíleave out
漏lòumiss

遗 (leave out) and 漏 (miss) both point to overlooking something.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 遺; 遗 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòmove
Sound part声符shēngfú
貴
貴guì遺yí
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 遺 pairs 辶 (move) with 貴 as a sound part; the simplified 遗 is a shorthand, and its right side is not the old sound part.

Open 遗 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

漏 combines 水 (water) and 屚 (to leak), showing water leaking.

Open 漏 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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