重大过失 / 重大過失

zhòng​dà​guò​shī

gross negligence

A severe mistake or failure to exercise the level of care that a reasonable person would use in a similar situation; often used in a legal context to describe negligence that causes significant harm.

重大 (literal) → 重大 · zhòng​dà · major 过失 (literal) → 过失/過失 · guò​shī · fault

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM