Chinese phrase
是我的疏忽 shì wǒ de shū hū
Meaning
It was my oversight
When to use it
It admits personal responsibility for an oversight. This polite, formal phrase acknowledges a mistake, often in an apology or when correcting a problem.
Example dialogue
发票少了一页，能再发一份吗？ fā piào shǎo le yí yè néng zài fā yí fèn ma
A page is missing from the invoice. Could you send another copy?
对不起，是我的疏忽，我现在就给您补发。 duì bù qǐ shì wǒ de shū hū wǒ xiàn zài jiù gěi nín bǔ fā
I'm sorry, it was my oversight. I'll send a replacement right away.