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Sloppy in Chinese

sloppy · HSK 6

马虎 mǎ hu

  1. 马 mǎ horse
  2. 虎 hǔ tiger

他做作业太马虎了。 He's too sloppy with his homework.

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How do you say sloppy in Chinese?

Sloppy in Chinese is 马虎 (mǎ hu).

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