Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
失之毫厘，謬以千里 shī zhī háo lí ， miù yǐ qiān lǐ
small error leads to big mistake
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
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to lose; to miss; to fail
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
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(in the) least; hair; drawing brush
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one hundredth; centi-; variant of 釐lí
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erroneous; absurd; to cheat
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to use; by means of; according to
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thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
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inside; interior; internal
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