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玩忽职守

wán hū zhí shǒu

4-character word Traditional 玩忽職守

What 玩忽职守 means

1. to neglect one's duty
2. dereliction of duty
3. malpractice

The characters in 玩忽职守

• 玩wánto play; to have fun; to trifle with
• 忽hūto neglect; to overlook; to ignore
• 职zhíoffice; duty
• 守shǒuto guard; to defend; to keep watch

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