失去

shī qù
HSK 5
to lose
verb

Example Sentences

我失去了我的手机。
wǒ shīqù le wǒde shǒujī 。
I lost my cell phone.
如果你不努力，你会失去机会。
rúguǒ nǐ bù nǔlì ， nǐhuì shīqù jīhuì 。
If you don't work hard, you will lose the opportunity.
他失去了家人，感到很难过。
tā shīqù le jiārén ， gǎndào hěn nánguò 。
He lost his family and felt very sad.

Individual Characters

失shī
to lose, to miss, to fail
HSK 1
去qù
to go, to go to (a place)

Words with similar meanings

丧失sàngshī
to lose
丧失 is a more formal term and often used in legal or serious contexts.
失去shīqù
to miss
失去 can imply missing something that was once possessed, highlighting a sense of absence.

Words Starting With 失

失望shī wàng
disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
失败shī bài
to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat
失业shī yè
unemployment
失眠shī mián
(suffer from) insomnia
失误shī wù
"lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)"

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