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丢三落四 (diū sān là sì): Forgetful — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6
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Character Breakdown

丢三落四 consists of 4 characters.

丢
diū
lose
三
sān
three
落
là
to leave behind, to be missing
四
sì
four

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Pinyindiū sān là sì
Meaningforgetful
Characters4
HSK 2.0Level 6
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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 丢三落四.

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  • 残留cán liúremain; be left over; residual
  • 灿烂càn lànmagnificent; splendid; resplendent
  • 不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
  • 测量cè liángmeasure; survey; gauge
  • 不言而喻bù yán ér yùit is self-evident; it goes without saying; it stands to reason that
  • 裁判cái pànjudge; referee
  • 安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm
  • 弊端bì duānmalpractice; abuse
  • 不可思议bù kě sī yìunimaginable; inconceivable
  • 版本bǎn běnedition
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    Related Words

    More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 丢三落四.

    Words with 丢
    • 丢失diū shīHSK 5
    • 丢人diū rénHSK 6
    • 丢弃diū qìHSK 7-9
    • 丢脸diū liǎnHSK 7-9
    • 丢掉diū diào
    • 丢盔弃甲diū kuī qì jiǎ
    Words with 三
    • 再三zài sānHSK 5
    • 三维sān wéiHSK 7-9
    • 三角sān jiǎoHSK 7-9
    • 三番五次sān fān wǔ cìHSK 7-9
    • 举一反三jǔ yī fǎn sānHSK 7-9
    • 接二连三jiē èr lián sānHSK 7-9
    • 朝三暮四zhāo sān mù sìHSK 7-9
    • 瘪三biē sān
    Words with 落
    • 降落jiàng luòHSK 4
    • 落后luò hòuHSK 5
    • 冷落lěng luòHSK 6
    • 堕落duò luòHSK 6
    • 落地luò dìHSK 6
    • 落实luò shíHSK 6
    • 落成luò chéngHSK 6
    • 角落
    Words with 四
    • 四季sì jìHSK 3
    • 四周sì zhōuHSK 5
    • 四处sì chùHSK 5
    • 四肢sì zhīHSK 6
    • 四方sì fāngHSK 7-9
    • 五湖四海wǔ hú sì hǎiHSK 7-9
    • 四通八达sì tòng bā dáHSK 7-9
    jiǎo luò
    HSK 6
    四面八方
    sì miàn bā fāng
    HSK 7-9
    3.

    How to Use 丢三落四 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 丢三落四 with other words naturally.

    Verb + Objectwith改掉
    gǎi改
    diào掉
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    neutral
    get rid of forgetfulness
    Adjective + Noun
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    de的
    rén人
    Adverb + Verbwith总是
    zǒng总
    shì是
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    4.

    Example Sentences with 丢三落四

    tā他
    jīng经
    cháng常
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    neutral
    a forgetful person
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    de的
    máo毛
    bìng病
    informalSpoken
    the bad habit of forgetfulness
    neutral
    always forgetful
    ,
    jīn今
    tiān天
    yòu又
    wàng忘
    le了
    dài带
    yào钥
    shi匙
    。
    He is often forgetful, and today he forgot to bring his keys again.
    tā他
    zuò做
    shì事
    zǒng总
    shì是
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    ,
    ràng让
    rén人
    hěn很
    bú不
    fàng放
    xīn心
    。
    He is always forgetful when doing things, which makes people very uneasy.
    tā他
    zuì最
    jìn近
    gōng工
    zuò作
    yā压
    lì力
    dà大
    ,
    zǒng总
    shì是
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    ,
    lián连
    zhòng重
    yào要
    de的
    huì会
    yì议
    dōu都
    chà差
    diǎn点
    cuò错
    guò过
    。
    He's been under a lot of work pressure lately and is always forgetful, almost missing important meetings.
    jiàn鉴
    yú于
    nín您
    jìn近
    qī期
    diū丢
    sān三
    luò落
    sì四
    de的
    qíng情
    kuàng况
    pín频
    fā发
    ,
    jiàn建
    yì议
    nín您
    jiàn建
    lì立
    yí一
    tào套
    wán完
    shàn善
    de的
    wén文
    jiàn件
    guǎn管
    lǐ理
    xì系
    tǒng统
    。
    Given the frequent occurrences of forgetfulness on your part recently, it is recommended that you establish a comprehensive document management system.
    xiǎo小
    míng明
    zuò做
    shì事
    zǒng总
    shì是
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    de的
    ,
    bú不
    shì是
    wàng忘
    le了
    zuò作
    yè业
    jiù就
    shì是
    diū丢
    le了
    wén文
    jù具
    。
    Xiaoming is always scatterbrained when doing things, either forgetting his homework or losing his stationery.
    nǐ你
    zuì最
    jìn近
    shì是
    bu不
    shì是
    tài太
    lèi累
    le了
    ,
    zěn怎
    me么
    yòu又
    kāi开
    shǐ始
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    le了
    ?
    Have you been too tired lately? Why have you started being forgetful again?
    tā她
    bìng并
    fēi非
    yí一
    guàn贯
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    ,
    zhǐ只
    shì是
    zài在
    chǔ处
    lǐ理
    bù不
    shú熟
    xī悉
    de的
    shì事
    wù务
    shí时
    cái才
    huì会
    rú如
    cǐ此
    。
    She is not consistently forgetful; it only happens when she is dealing with unfamiliar matters.
    tā她
    suī虽
    rán然
    cōng聪
    míng明
    néng能
    gàn干
    ,
    dàn但
    yǒu有
    shí时
    yě也
    huì会
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    ,
    bǐ比
    rú如
    zuó昨
    tiān天
    jiù就
    bǎ把
    zhòng重
    yào要
    de的
    wén文
    jiàn件
    luò落
    zài在
    le了
    bàn办
    gōng公
    shì室
    。
    Although she is smart and capable, she can sometimes be forgetful, such as leaving important documents at the office yesterday.
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    tā他
    néng能
    lì力
    chū出
    zhòng众
    ,
    dàn但
    diū丢
    sān三
    là落
    sì四
    de的
    máo毛
    bìng病
    què却
    shí时
    cháng常
    ràng让
    tuán团
    duì队
    de的
    gōng工
    zuò作
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    dà大
    dǎ打
    zhé折
    kòu扣
    。
    Despite his outstanding abilities, his forgetful habit often significantly reduces the team's work efficiency.