Writing
马虎 (mǎ hu) — how to say "careless" in Chinese
马虎
Careless, sloppy
adjective
Radicals / Keys
虍
Tiger
#141 · hū · 6 strokes
馬
Horse
#187 · mǎ · 10 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
马虎的工作态度
mǎ hu de gōng zuò tài dù
a careless attitude toward work
马虎的检查
mǎ hu de jiǎn chá
a careless inspection
Examples
做作业的时候一定要认真检查，不能马虎，否则很容易出现错误。
When doing homework, you must check carefully, you can't be careless, otherwise it's easy to make mistakes.
他做事很马虎。
He does things very carelessly.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say careless in Chinese?
"careless" in Chinese is 马虎 (mǎ hu).
马虎 meaning in English
马虎 (mǎ hu) means "Careless, sloppy".
How is 马虎 pronounced?
It is pronounced mǎ hu (written as ma hu, mahu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "careless" in Chinese characters?
It is written 马虎: 马 has 3 strokes, 虎 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 马虎?
马虎 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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