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失

shī

lose; make mistake, neglect

Shadow
Strokes
5
Radical
大
HSK
3
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他失业了。

    Tā shī yè le

    He has lost his job.

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  • 他失明了。

    Tā shī míng le

    He lost his eyesight.

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  • 我不想失去你。

    Wǒ bù xiǎng shī qù nǐ

    I don't want to lose you.

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  • 我们失去了它。

    Wǒ men shī qù le tā

    We lost it.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 失

  • 失去shī qù 1–4 to lose
  • 消失xiāo shī 1–1 to disappear; to fade away
  • 失败shī bài 1–4 to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat
  • 失望shī wàng 1–4 disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
  • 失业shī yè 1–4 unemployment; to lose one's job
  • 损失sǔn shī 3–1 loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage
  • 失误shī wù 1–4 lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
  • 失眠shī mián 1–2 to suffer from insomnia
  • 失踪shī zōng 1–1 to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for
  • 丧失sàng shī 4–1 to lose; to forfeit
  • 迷失mí shī 2–1 to lose (one's bearings); to get lost
  • 遗失yí shī 2–1 to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)