• 成语 chéng yǔ (literally “set phrases”) or Chinese idioms are a type of traditional Chinese idiomatic expressions, most of which consist of four characters.
• We have learnt a few idioms here.
• Today we are going to learn another idiom ” 马马虎虎 “。

马马虎虎	(mǎ mǎ hū hū)
meaning:	1. careless; casual; sloppy
	2. not too bad, not too good; just so-so

马	( mǎ )	: horse	link
虎	( hǔ )	: tiger	link

Sentences:

那家餐馆的服务马马虎虎。

The service at that restaurant is fair.

他马马虎虎地做事。

He does his work anyhow.

他这个人做事比较马虎。

He’s a rather careless person.

* Note : In Chinese, the phrase ” 马虎 (mǎ hu) ” and “ 马马虎虎 ” both can refer to people who are careless.

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