失

shī · shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to lose
  2. to miss
  3. to fail

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)因(yīn)为(wèi)粗(cū)心(xīn)失(shī)掉(diào)了(le)这(zhè)次(cì)宝(bǎo)贵(guì)的(de)机(jī)会(huì)。

He lost this precious opportunity because of carelessness.

02

比(bǐ)赛(sài)前(qián)他(tā)失(shī)手(shǒu)打(dǎ)翻(fān)了(le)水(shuǐ)杯(bēi)。

Before the match he accidentally knocked over the water cup.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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