遗漏 yílòu to overlook
to overlook; to miss; to omit
How to remember 遗漏: 遗 to lose + 漏 to leak = to overlook.
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How it is used
- 'To omit, leave out, miss' by oversight - 名单上遗漏了一个人 (míngdān shàng yílòu le yí ge rén) one person was left off the list.
- About inadvertent gaps in a set (a list, data, a check), not losing an object. 毫无遗漏 = without any omission.
- Contrast 遗失 (yíshī, lose an item); 遗漏 is failing to include something.