careless; sloppy; perfunctory
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
careless; sloppy; negligent
informalDescribes a person, attitude, or work that is not careful or thorough. Often reduplicated as 马马虎虎, which can soften the criticism to mean 'so-so' or 'just okay'.
Zhè这
rén人
tài太
mǎ马
hu虎
，
jīng经
cháng常
diū丢
sān三
là落
sì四
。
This person is too careless and often forgets things.
Zuò做
shì事
yào要
rèn认
zhēn真
，
mǎ马
mǎ马
hū虎
hū虎
kě可
bù不
xíng行
！
You must be serious about your work; being sloppy is not acceptable!
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Tā他
jiǎn检
chá查
dé得
hěn很
mǎ马
hu虎
，
hěn很
duō多
cuò错
wù误
dōu都
méi没
fā发
xiàn现
。
He checked very carelessly and didn't find many mistakes.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
xiě写
dé得
tài太
mǎ马
hu虎
le了
，
xū需
yào要
chóng重
zuò做
。
This report was written too sloppily and needs to be redone.
AA
:
Nǐ
de你
xīn的
gōng新
zuò工
zěn作
me怎
yàng么
B样
？
Mǎ
mǎB
:
hū
hū马
ba马
虎
虎
吧
。
A: How's your new job? B: It's just so-so.