马虎

馬虎
mǎ hu
HSK 4
careless, sloppy, negligent, skimpy
adjective

Example Sentences

他做事情总是马虎。
tā zuò shìqíng zǒngshì mǎhǔ 。
He is always careless in doing things.
马虎的工作态度会导致错误。
mǎhǔ de gōngzuò tàidù huì dǎozhì cuòwù 。
A sloppy work attitude can lead to mistakes.
老师说不能马虎，必须认真对待每一项作业。
lǎoshī shuō bùnéng mǎhǔ ， bìxū rènzhēn duìdài měi yīxiàng zuòyè 。
The teacher said we mustn't be negligent and must take each assignment seriously.

Individual Characters

HSK 3
马mǎ
horse, abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚
虎hu

Words with similar meanings

粗心cūxīn
careless
粗心 implies a lack of attention or thought, often leading to mistakes, similar to 马虎.
马大哈mǎdàhā
scatterbrain
马大哈 suggests being forgetful or absent-minded, which aligns with being 马虎 in a more colloquial sense.

Words Starting With 马

马上mǎ shàng
"at once, right away, immediately; lit. on horseback"

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