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马马虎虎。
Mǎ mǎ hū hū.
palter with something; just so so.

用法说明

“马马虎虎”有两个意思，一是指还过得去，能力和水平一般。另外一个意思是形容某人做事不认真，不仔细。

“马马虎虎”(Mǎ mǎ hū hū.) has two meanings. The first meaning refers to something is just so so; The second, it means someone palters with something.

例句

1、甲：你游泳游得怎么样？
Jiă: Nǐ yóuyǒng yóu de zěnmeyàng?
A: How about your swimming?

乙：马马虎虎，游不了很远。
Yǐ: Mǎ mǎ hū hū, yóu bùshì liǎo hěn yuǎn.
B: Just so so, I can not swim very far.

2、这批产品马上就要上市了，你让他们仔细检查，千万别马马虎虎的。
Zhè pī chǎnpǐn mǎshàng jiù yào shàngshì le, nǐ ràng tāmen zǐxì jiǎnchá, qiānwàn bié mǎ mǎ hū hū de.
A: The products are coming into the market soon. Let them exam carefully and don’t palter.