一念之差 yī niàn zhī chā

ill-considered action; momentary slip; false step

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 42031st word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
念 niàn HSK 5
to read; to study (a subject); to read aloud
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
差 chā HSK 3
to fall short of; wrong; to differ from