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挂失 (guà shī): Report loss / Report missing (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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挂失 consists of 2 characters.

to lose; to miss; to fail

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Pinyinguà shī

MeaningReport loss / Report missing

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word挂失

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3.

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

Verb + Complementwith成功

guà挂

shī失

chéng成

gōng功

neutral

successfully reported loss

Adverb + Verbwith及时

jí及

shí时

guà挂

shī失

Noun + Nounwith手续

guà挂

shī失

shǒu手

xù续

Verb + Objectwith办理

bàn办

lǐ理

guà挂

shī失

4.

Example Sentences with 挂失

wǒ我

de的

yín银

háng行

kǎ卡

diū丢

le了

neutral

report loss promptly

formal

Written

loss reporting procedure

formal

report a loss

，

wǒ我

yào要

qù去

yín银

háng行

guà挂

shī失

。

I lost my bank card, I need to go to the bank to report the loss.

fā发

xiàn现

hù护

zhào照

yí遗

shī失

hòu后

，

tā他

dì第

yī一

shí时

jiān间

lián联

xì系

dà大

shǐ使

guǎn馆

bàn办

lǐ理

le了

guà挂

shī失

shǒu手

xù续

。

After discovering his passport was lost, he immediately contacted the embassy to report it missing.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

bù不

xū需

yào要

wèi为

nà那

zhāng张

bú不

yì翼

ér而

fēi飞

de的

zhī支

piào票

bàn办

lǐ理

guà挂

shī失

ma吗

？

Are you sure you don't need to report the missing check that vanished into thin air?

rú如

guǒ果

nǐ你

fā发

xiàn现

shēn身

fèn份

zhèng证

bú不

jiàn见

le了

，

yīng应

gāi该

jǐn尽

kuài快

qù去

pài派

chū出

suǒ所

guà挂

shī失

。

If you find your ID card missing, you should go to the police station to report the loss as soon as possible.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shēng声

chēng称

qián钱

bāo包

bèi被

tōu偷

，

què却

chí迟

chí迟

bú不

qù去

yín银

háng行

guà挂

shī失

yín银

háng行

kǎ卡

。

Although he claimed his wallet was stolen, he procrastinated on reporting the loss of his bank card.

zài在

guà挂

shī失

shēn身

fèn份

zhèng证

de的

tóng同

shí时

，

tā她

yě也

zài在

kǎo考

lǜ虑

shēn申

qǐng请

yí一

fèn份

lín临

shí时

shēn身

fèn份

zhèng证

míng明

。

While reporting the loss of her ID card, she was also considering applying for a temporary identity document.

wèi为

le了

bì避

miǎn免

tā他

rén人

mào冒

yòng用

，

tā他

lì立

jí即

tōng通

guò过

shǒu手

jī机

yín银

háng行

guà挂

shī失

le了

xìn信

yòng用

kǎ卡

。

To prevent others from misusing it, he immediately reported the loss of his credit card through mobile banking.

wǒ我

dé得

gǎn赶

jǐn紧

gěi给

kè客

fú服

dǎ打

diàn电

huà话

guà挂

shī失

xìn信

yòng用

kǎ卡

，

yǐ以

fáng防

bèi被

dào盗

shuā刷

。

I need to call customer service right away to report my credit card missing to prevent fraudulent charges.