shī

to lose; to miss; to fail

HSK 4 #375

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 375th character
Radical ⼤ (37.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 265

Definitions

失 shī
  1. 1. to lose
  2. 2. to miss
  3. 3. to fail

Stroke order

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Words containing 失

Word Meaning
panic-stricken (idiom); to be in a flustered state
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
utter failure
utter failure
arrhythmia
rushed work leads to errors (idiom)
psychosis
psychosis
to feel despondent (idiom)
to feel despondent (idiom)
fig. to be at a loss; perplexed; frustrated
lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
to report the loss of something
loss; damage; to suffer damage
to recover lost territory
to recover lost territory
even the wise can make mistakes; none is perfect
even the wise can be wrong; nobody is perfect
to be ungenerous
to be beneath one's dignity
(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you