丢 (diū): Lose — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0:Recognition 3Writing 3

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HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3 Writing 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 丢

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 丢

3.

Character Breakdown

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丢

厶private

去go

丢=

4.

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5.

How to Use 丢

Losing and discarding

丢 (diū) means to lose or discard something.

HSK 3.0 · L5

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

diū丢

diào掉

le了

yào钥

shi匙

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厶private

+去go

A hand (厶) dropping something (去) — to lose or throw away.

diū丢

shī失

to lose; to misplace

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

diū丢

qì弃

Discard

Losing face

丢 (diū) in 丢人 and 丢脸 means to lose face or be embarrassed.

HSK 6

diū丢

rén人

lose face

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

diū丢

liǎn脸

Lose face

。

He managed to lose the keys.

tā他

dāng当

zhòng众

chū出

chǒu丑

，

zhēn真

diū丢

liǎn脸

。

He made a fool of himself in public, it's really embarrassing.

wǒ我

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

diū丢

shī失

le了

yào钥

shi匙

。

I accidentally lost my keys.

wǒ我

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

bǎ把

yào钥

shi匙

diū丢

le了

。

I accidentally lost the keys.

wǒ我

diū丢

qì弃

le了

jiù旧

wán玩

jù具

。

I discarded the old toy.

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