Chinese Word: 失 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

失HSK 4

Pinyin: shī

English Definition: to lose; to miss; to fail

Chinese Definition:
①丢：遗失。坐失良机。收复失地。流离失所。
②违背：失约。失信。
③找不着：迷失方向。
④没有掌握住：失言。失职。失调(tiáo)。
⑤没有达到：失望。失意。
⑥错误：失误。失策。过失。失之毫厘，谬以千里。
⑦改变常态：惊慌失色。

Antonyms: 得

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 大

Ideographic: Something 丿 falling from a hand 夫

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 夫夬

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失去	shī qù	to lose	HSK 5
损失	sǔn shī	loss; damage; Classifiers: 个 ; to lose; to suffer damage	HSK 5
失败	shī bài	to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; Classifiers: 次	HSK 4
消失	xiāo shī	to disappear; to fade away	HSK 5
失业	shī yè	unemployment; to lose one's job	HSK 5

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1		tā 他 sàng shī 丧失 le 了 xìn xīn 信心。 He has lost confidence.
2		tā 她 duì 对 fú wù 服务 fēi cháng 非常 shī wàng 失望。 She was very disappointed with the service.
3		kǎo chá 考察 jié guǒ 结果 lìng rén 令人 shī wàng 失望。 The examination results are disappointing.
4		wǒ 我 zhěng 整 wǎn 晚 dōu 都 shī mián 失眠 le 了。 I was awake all night.
5		tā 他 shī kòng 失控 de 地 liú 流 zhe 着 yǎn lèi 眼泪。 He cried uncontrollably.

1		tā 他 sàng shī 丧失 le 了 xìn xīn 信心。 He has lost confidence.
2		tā 她 duì 对 fú wù 服务 fēi cháng 非常 shī wàng 失望。 She was very disappointed with the service.
3		kǎo chá 考察 jié guǒ 结果 lìng rén 令人 shī wàng 失望。 The examination results are disappointing.
4		wǒ 我 zhěng 整 wǎn 晚 dōu 都 shī mián 失眠 le 了。 I was awake all night.
5		tā 他 shī kòng 失控 de 地 liú 流 zhe 着 yǎn lèi 眼泪。 He cried uncontrollably.