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失态

失态 (shī tài): Lose one's composure (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

失态 consists of 2 characters.

to lose; to miss; to fail

form, appearance, state, condition

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Word Info

Pinyinshī tài

Meaninglose one's composure

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word失态

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生态

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HSK 6

3.

How to Use 失态 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 失态 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

yī一

shí时

shī失

tài态

neutral

momentary loss of composure

jiǔ酒

hòu后

shī失

tài态

neutral

lose composure after drinking

Verb + Complementwith于人前

shī失

tài态

yú于

rén人

qián前

Adjective + Nounwith举

shī失

tài态

zhī之

jǔ举

4.

Example Sentences with 失态

tā他

hē喝

zuì醉

le了

，

yǒu有

diǎn点

shī

formal

Written

lose composure in front of others

formal

Written

act of losing composure

失

tài态

。

He got drunk and acted a bit inappropriately.

zài在

rú如

cǐ此

zhuāng庄

zhòng重

de的

bān颁

jiǎng奖

diǎn典

lǐ礼

shàng上

，

tā他

jìng竟

yīn因

jī激

dòng动

ér而

shī失

tài态

luò落

lèi泪

。

At such a solemn award ceremony, he actually lost his composure and shed tears out of excitement.

nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

tū突

rán然

fā发

nù怒

，

shì是

bu不

shì是

yǒu有

diǎn点

shī失

tài态

le了

？

You suddenly got angry during the negotiation just now, wasn't that a bit of a loss of composure?

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā她

yīn因

wèi为

jǐn紧

zhāng张

ér而

shī失

tài态

，

shuō说

huà话

jiē结

jiē结

bā巴

bā巴

。

During the meeting, she lost her composure due to nervousness and stuttered while speaking.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

duì对

tiǎo挑

xìn衅

，

tā他

yě也

cóng从

wèi未

zài在

gōng公

zhòng众

miàn面

qián前

shī失

tài态

guò过

。

Even when faced with provocation, he has never lost his composure in public.

dé得

zhī知

zì自

jǐ己

luò落

xuǎn选

hòu后

，

tā他

qiáng强

rěn忍

shī失

wàng望

，

nǔ努

lì力

bú不

ràng让

zì自

jǐ己

shī失

tài态

。

Upon learning he was not selected, he suppressed his disappointment and tried hard not to lose his composure.

miàn面

duì对

tū突

rú如

qí其

lái来

de的

pī批

píng评

，

tā他

yī一

shí时

shī失

tài态

，

dà大

shēng声

fǎn反

bó驳

qǐ起

lái来

。

Faced with sudden criticism, he momentarily lost his composure and retorted loudly.

hé和

péng朋

yǒu友

zhēng争

lùn论

shí时

，

tā他

yì意

shí识

dào到

zì自

jǐ己

kuài快

shī失

tài态

le了

，

biàn便

zhǔ主

dòng动

zàn暂

tíng停

le了

huà话

tí题

。

While arguing with a friend, he realized he was about to lose his composure and proactively paused the conversation.