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| Pronunciation |
: |
diū |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- lose; mislay. (v)
- throw; cast; toss. (v)
- put (or lay) aside. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
丿 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
丢 |
| Usage |
: |
4.6% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
give up; wash one’s hands of |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
lose face; be disgraced |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
lose face; be disgraced |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
lost; throw away; cast away; discard |
Sentences:
| 1. He lost his credit card. |
| tā |
diū |
le |
xìn |
yòng |
kǎ |
。 |
| 他 |
丢 |
了 |
信 |
用 |
卡 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 丢 |
: |
lose |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 信用卡 |
: |
credit card |
|
| 2. Please don’t litter. |
| bú |
yào |
suí |
dì |
diū |
lā |
jī |
。 |
| 不 |
要 |
随 |
地 |
丢 |
垃 |
圾 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 要 |
: |
should |
| 随 |
: |
along with (some other action) |
| 地 |
: |
ground; floor |
| 丢 |
: |
throw |
| 垃圾 |
: |
rubbish |
|
| 3. He laid his book aside. |
| tā |
bǎ |
shū |
diū |
zài |
yī |
biān |
（ |
bú |
dú |
le |
） |
。 |
| 他 |
把 |
书 |
丢 |
在 |
一 |
边 |
（ |
不 |
读 |
了 |
） |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 把 |
: |
(preposition) used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression |
| 书 |
: |
book |
| 丢 |
: |
lay |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 一边 |
: |
aside |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 读 |
: |
read, go to school |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen |
|
| 4. You’ve shamed your family. |
| nǐ |
gěi |
nǐ |
men |
jiā |
diū |
liǎn |
le |
。 |
| 你 |
给 |
你 |
们 |
家 |
丢 |
脸 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 给 |
: |
|
| 你们 |
: |
you (second person plural), yourselves |
| 家 |
: |
family |
| 丢脸 |
: |
lose face; be disgraced; humiliating |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
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|
| 真 |
: |
really |
| 丢人 |
: |
lose face, be disgraced |
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