What does 马虎 mean in Chinese?

马虎 (mǎ hu) means "careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 4 word.

How do you pronounce 马虎?

马虎 is pronounced "mǎ hu" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

马虎 is made up of the characters 马, 虎. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 马虎 using our stroke order tool.

马虎

mǎ hu

careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy

Traditional: 馬虎

不要那么马虎。

Bù yào nàme mǎhu

Don't be so careless

HSK 2.0: Level 4

Reviewed by Rudolph Minister, Founder and HSK Instructor.