千虑一失 qiān lǜ yī shī

even the wise can still make mistakes

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human

Characters

Character Meaning
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
虑 lǜ HSK 4
to consider; to think over; anxiety
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail