误事 (wù shì) — to hold things up; to cause delays; to bungle matters; to mess things up
Definition
误事 (wù shì) is a verb meaning to derail or hold up a task — usually through carelessness or delay. It pairs with 别让/别因, not 把/被, and names the act of disrupting the work, not the mistake itself.
verb
to hold things upto cause delaysto bungle mattersto mess things up
Examples
- ，误事。Tā zuò shì zǒng shì tuō tuō lā lā, jīng cháng wù shì.He always procrastinates and often holds things up.
- ，。Jiù yīn wèi wǎn dào le shí fēn zhōng, tā wù le yí jiàn dà shì.Just because he arrived ten minutes late, he caused a major delay and bungled an important matter.
- 误事，。Bié ràng zhè xiē xiǎo shì wù shì, wǒ men dé àn jì huà jìn xíng.Don't let these minor things bungle things — we need to proceed according to plan.
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