一念之差 yī niàn zhī chā

DEFINITIONS

  1. momentary slip
  2. false step
  3. ill-considered action

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
念 niàn
HSK 5
think of, recall, study
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
差 chā
HSK 3
to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer