(mǎ hu) - careless, sloppy in Mandarin

mǎhu

Traditional: 馬虎

HSK 4
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Translation

careless, sloppy

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Stroke order

Stroke order for 马

马

Stroke order for 虎

虎

Examples

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He is too careless in what he does.

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You must not be sloppy with homework.

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He was careless in this exam.

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马虎: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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