shī

lose; make mistake, neglect

HSK 4 #375

DEFINITIONS

失 shī
  • to lose
  • to miss
  • to fail

STROKES

WORDS

dé shī gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits
tòng shī to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc); to miss out on (an opportunity); to fail to gain (victory etc)
聪 shī cōng to go deaf; to lose hearing
bào shī report the loss to the authorities concerned
传 shī chuán (of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
衡 shī héng to unbalance; an imbalance
约 shī yuē to miss an appointment
黯然色 àn rán shī sè to lose one's splendor; to lose luster; to be eclipsed; to be overshadowed
所望 dà shī suǒ wàng greatly disappointed
守 shī shǒu (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands; (fig.) to take a turn for the worse
之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì to miss narrowly; to let a great opportunity slip
措 shī cuò to be at a loss
重 shī zhòng weightlessness
业率 shī yè lǜ unemployment rate
yǒu shī to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)
策 shī cè to blunder; to miscalculate; miscalculation; unwise (move)
身 shī shēn to lose one's virginity; to lose one's chastity
业者 shī yè zhě an unemployed person
流离所 liú lí shī suǒ destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about; displaced
鬼 mào shi guǐ reckless person; hothead
而复得 shī ér fù dé to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
主 shī zhǔ owner of sth lost or stolen
当 shī dàng inappropriate; improper
神 shī shén absent-minded; to lose spirit; despondent
言 shī yán slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret