大意失荆州 dà yi shī jīng zhōu

to suffer a major setback due to negligence

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 77122nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to suffer a major setback due to negligence
  2. 2. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
意 yi HSK 2
meaning; idea; thought
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail
荆 jīng
thorn; bramble; old name for the Chu state
州 zhōu HSK 6
state (e.g. of US); prefecture