to lose; to miss; to fail
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HSK Vocabulary: 失
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 失 is used in context
1
wǒ我
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
diū丢
shī失
le了
qián钱
bāo包
。
I accidentally lost my wallet.
2
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.
3
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.
4
tā他
méi没
yǒu有
lái来
，
wǒ我
hěn很
shī失
wàng望
。
He didn't come, and I'm very disappointed.
5
kǎo考
shì试
méi没
kǎo考
hǎo好
，
xiǎo小
míng明
gǎn感
dào到
yǒu有
xiē些
shī失
wàng望
。
Xiao Ming felt a bit disappointed because he didn't do well on the exam.
6
zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
de的
jié结
jú局
ràng让
rén人
shī失
wàng望
，
méi没
yǒu有
dá达
dào到
guān观
zhòng众
de的
qī期
wàng望
。
The ending of this movie is disappointing and didn't meet the audience's expectations.
7
tā他
kǎo考
shì试
shī失
bài败
le了
。
He failed the exam.
8
zhè这
cì次
shí实
yàn验
suī虽
rán然
shī失
bài败
le了
，
dàn但
wǒ我
men们
xué学
dào到
le了
hěn很
duō多
jīng经
yàn验
。
Although this experiment failed, we learned a lot of experience.
9
miàn面
duì对
duō多
cì次
shī失
bài败
，
tā他
yī依
rán然
bǎo保
chí持
lè乐
guān观
，
jì继
xù续
nǔ努
lì力
cháng尝
shì试
。
Facing multiple failures, he remains optimistic and continues to try hard.
10
tā他
shī失
yè业
le了
。
He is unemployed.
Information
Traditional失
Radical大
Strokes5
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#774
Zhuyinㄕ
Components—
UnicodeU+5931
CangjieHQO
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality