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| Pronunciation |
: |
shī |
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| Meaning |
: |
- lose. (v)
- miss; let slip. (v)
- not act according to; neglect; violate. (v)
- lose control of. (v)
- mistake; defect; mishap. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
大 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
失 |
| Usage |
: |
30.4% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
dissappointment; let down |
| 3. |
|
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: |
to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure |
| 5. |
|
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: |
to disappear; to fade away |
| 7. |
|
|
: |
lost; not knowing one’s location |
Sentences:
| 1. She lost her job. |
| tā |
shī |
qù |
le |
gōng |
zuò |
。 |
| 她 |
失 |
去 |
了 |
工 |
作 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 失去 |
: |
lose |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 工作 |
: |
job |
|
| 2. lose touch with old schoolmates. |
| hé |
lǎo |
tóng |
xué |
shī |
qù |
le |
lián |
xì |
。 |
| 和 |
老 |
同 |
学 |
失 |
去 |
了 |
联 |
系 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 和 |
: |
with |
| 老同学 |
: |
old schoolmates |
| 失去 |
: |
lost |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 联系 |
: |
contact; touch |
|
| 3. The fans have lost all hope in the Brazil football team. |
| qiú |
mí |
duì |
bā |
xī |
zú |
qiú |
duì |
yǒng |
yuǎn |
shī |
wàng |
le |
。 |
| 球 |
迷 |
对 |
巴 |
西 |
足 |
球 |
队 |
永 |
远 |
失 |
望 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 球迷 |
: |
(ball) fan |
| 对 |
: |
to |
| 巴西 |
: |
Brazil |
| 足球队 |
: |
football team |
| 永远 |
: |
forever |
| 失望 |
: |
dissappointment; let down |
| 了 |
: |
modal particle intensifying preceding clause |
|
| 4. Failure is the mother of success. |
| shī |
bài |
nǎi |
chéng |
gōng |
zhī |
mǔ |
。 |
| 失 |
败 |
乃 |
成 |
功 |
之 |
母 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 失败 |
: |
failure |
| 乃 |
: |
is |
| 成功 |
: |
success |
| 之 |
: |
subordinate particle |
| 母 |
: |
mother |
|
| 5. The satellite launch was unsuccessful. |
| wèi |
xīng |
fā |
shè |
shī |
bài |
le |
。 |
| 卫 |
星 |
发 |
射 |
失 |
败 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 卫星 |
: |
satellite |
| 发射 |
: |
launch |
| 失败 |
: |
fail |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
|
| 6. Life can be taken away from us in the wink of an eye. |
| shēng |
mìng |
kě |
yǐ |
zài |
zhǎ |
yǎn |
jiān |
xiāo |
shī |
。 |
| 生 |
命 |
可 |
以 |
在 |
眨 |
眼 |
间 |
消 |
失 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 生命 |
: |
life |
| 可以 |
: |
can |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 眨眼 |
: |
short time |
| 间 |
: |
between |
| 消失 |
: |
to disappear; to fade away |
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