玩忽職守 wán hū zhí shǒu

to neglect one's duty; dereliction of duty; malpractice

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to neglect one's duty
  2. 2. dereliction of duty
  3. 3. malpractice

Characters

Character Meaning
玩 wán HSK 2
to play; to have fun; to trifle with
忽 hū HSK 5
suddenly; to neglect; to overlook
職 zhí
duty; office
守 shǒu HSK 5
to guard; to observe (rules or ritual); to abide by the law