shī

lose; make mistake, neglect

HSK 4 #375

DEFINITIONS

失 shī
  • to lose
  • to miss
  • to fail

STROKES

WORDS

语症 shī yǔ zhèng aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
色 shī sè to lose color; to turn pale
为 bù shī wéi can still be considered (to be...); may after all be accepted as
信 shī xìn to break a promise
真 shī zhēn to lack fidelity; (signal) distortion
guà shī to report the loss of something
算 shī suàn to miscalculate; miscalculation
shū shī to make a (careless) mistake; oversight
年久修 nián jiǔ shī xiū old and in a state of disrepair (idiom); dilapidated
患得患 huàn dé huàn shī to worry about personal gains and losses
地 shī dì to lose land; dispossessed
实 shī shí to give a false picture of the situation
宠 shī chǒng to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced
足成千古恨 yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
前蹄 mǎ shī qián tí lit. the horse loses its front hooves; fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness
因小大 yīn xiǎo shī dà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大惊色 dà jīng shī sè to turn pale with fright (idiom)
察 shī chá to fail in observing or supervising; to miss; to let sth slip through
顾此彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom); fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once; cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
哑然笑 yǎ rán shī xiào to laugh involuntarily; Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]
良机 zuò shī liáng jī to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
大意荆州 dà yi shī jīng zhōu to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom); to suffer a major setback due to negligence
修 shī xiū disrepair
和 shī hé disharmony; to become estranged
盗 shī dào to have sth stolen; to lose to theft; robbed