马虎 (mǎ hu) — careless, sloppy, negligent
Definition
马虎 describes a careless person or careless habits (making mistakes, overlooking details). 草率 describes rushing a decision or action rashly; 潦草 is used for sloppy handwriting.
adjective
carelesssloppynegligent
Examples
- 马虎，。Tā zuò zuò yè tài mǎ hu le, cuò le hěn duō.He was too careless with his homework and made many mistakes.
- 马虎，。Bié zhè me mǎ hu, rèn zhēn jiǎn chá yí biàn.Don't be so sloppy; carefully check it once.
- 马虎。Tā de mǎ hu ràng gōng sī sǔn shī le yí dà bǐ qián.His carelessness cost the company a large sum of money.
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