人有失手，马有失蹄 rén yǒu shī shǒu ， mǎ yǒu shī tí

fig. everyone makes mistakes

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. everyone makes mistakes
  2. 2. lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  3. 3. even the best fall down sometimes

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail
蹄 tí
hoof; pig's trotters; variant of 蹄tí