idiom
common

Meaning of 马马虎虎

马马虎虎 means careless; sloppy; casual; perfunctory; passable; so-so; tolerable; barely acceptable. Pronounced mǎ mǎ hū hū.

  • careless; sloppy; casual; perfunctory
  • passable; so-so; tolerable; barely acceptable

Definitions & Examples

zuò
shì
 
jīng
cháng
chū
cuò
 

He does things carelessly and often makes mistakes.

Zhōng
shēn
shì
yào
shèn
zhòng
 
zěn
me
néng
 

This is a lifelong important matter—how can you be so careless about it?

Bié
de
duì
dài
xué
 
yào
rèn
zhēn
duì
dài
 

Don't treat your studies carelessly; you must take them seriously.