失手 shīshǒu fail Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: slip All meanings 4 shīshǒu 4 fail 2lose control 1slip 1 1 sentence for 失手 (shīshǒu — slip) 我一时失手,把刚买的瓷碗摔碎了。 wǒ yīshí shīshǒu, bǎ gāng mǎi de cíwǎn shuāisuì le. My hand slipped, and I broke the porcelain bowl I just bought. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary