马虎 mǎhu▶ Descuidado

Stroke order

马虎 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

• 马 — 3 strokes
• 虎 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. careless
2. sloppy
3. negligent
4. skimpy

Example sentences

• 他做事一向很马虎。Tā zuòshì yíxiàng hěn mǎhu.He has always been careless in what he does.
• 这么重要的事可不能马虎。Zhème zhòngyào de shì kě bù néng mǎhu.One really must not be careless about something this important.

Related words

• 老虎Tigre
• 马Caballo
• 马上inmediatamente
• 狼吞虎咽devorar como un lobo

马虎 is pronounced mǎhu and means “Descuidado”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 马虎 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.