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
a loss may bring good; a blessing in disguise
a loss may turn out lucky; blessing in disguise
to suffer a major setback due to negligence
to turn pale with fright (idiom)
evil will be caught in the end; justice wins
evil will be caught; no one escapes justice
to compensate later for one's earlier loss
to compensate later for one's earlier loss
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
small error leads to big mistake
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
small error, huge result; tiny slip, big loss
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
failure of etiquette; discourteous
failure of etiquette; discourteous
slip of the tongue; to blurt out a secret; indiscretion
list of lost or stolen articles
list of lost or stolen articles
loss
loss
to lose one’s spouse; be widowed or divorced
unable to go to school; an interruption to one's education
unable to go to school; an interruption to one's education