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How to Use 失

Loss or Missing

Shī indicates losing something or being deprived of something.

失望 • shī wàng • disappointed • HSK 4

HSK 4

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 失

丢失 • diū shī • to lose; to misplace

HSK 3.0 · L5

diū丢

shī

6.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

diū丢

shī失

le

Information

Pinyinshī

Meaningto lose; to miss; to fail

Strokes5

Radical大

Traditional失

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#774

Zhuyinㄕ

UnicodeU+5931

CangjieHQO

shī失

wàng望

disappointed

失业 • shī yè • lose one's job; be out of work; be unemployed • HSK 5

HSK 5

shī失

yè业

lose one's job; be out of work; be unemployed

失去 • shī qù • lose • HSK 5

HSK 5

shī失

qù去

lose

Failure or Mistake

Shī indicates failure, error, or mishap.

失败 • shī bài • fail • HSK 4

HSK 4

shī失

bài败

fail

失误 • shī wù • miss; fault • HSK 6

HSK 6

shī失

wù误

miss; fault

过失 • guò shī • fault; error; misconduct • HSK 6

HSK 6

guò过

shī失

fault; error; misconduct

失

to lose; to misplace

失恋 • shī liàn • to lose one's love

HSK 3.0 · L5

shī失

liàn恋

to lose one's love

失眠 • shī mián • lose sleep; wakefulness; insomnia

HSK 5

shī失

mián眠

lose sleep; wakefulness; insomnia

损失 • sǔn shī • lose; loss; wastage

HSK 5

sǔn损

shī失

lose; loss; wastage

消失 • xiāo shī • disappear; vanish; dissolve

HSK 5

xiāo消

shī失

disappear; vanish; dissolve

丧失 • sàng shī • lose; forfeit

HSK 6

sàng丧

shī失

lose; forfeit

了

qián钱

bāo包

。

I accidentally lost my wallet.

wǒ我

duì对

tā他

de的

biǎo表

xiàn现

gǎn感

dào到

shī失

wàng望

。

I am disappointed with his performance.

wǒ我

de的

yào钥

shi匙

yí遗

shī失

le了

。

I lost my keys.

Jīng经

jì济

shī失

tiáo调

dǎo导

zhì致

le了

hěn很

duō多

wèn问

tí题

。

Economic imbalance caused many problems.

zhè这

cì次

kǎo考

shì试

shī失

bài败

ràng让

wǒ我

hěn很

jǔ沮

sàng丧

。

Failing this exam made me very frustrated.

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奎kuístride of man; one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions
奋fènto exert oneself; to strive
夭yāoyoung, fresh-looking; die young
头tóuhead
奄yǎnere long; remain, tarry; feeble

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