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过失

guò shī

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 過失

过失 (guò shī) means "error; fault; (law) negligence". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 过失 means

1. error
2. fault
3. lawnegligence
4. delinquency

The characters in 过失

• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail

Words starting with 过失

• 过失致死罪guò shī zhì sǐ zuì(law) negligent homicide
• 过失杀人guò shī shā rénsee 过失致死罪

Words containing 过失

• 单方过失碰撞dān fāng guò shī pèng zhuàngcollision in which only one party is at fault

Where 过失 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · guò–huán (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read guò shī correctly.
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