流失 liú shī

to fail to be retained

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 15573rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to fail to be retained
  2. 2. (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere
  3. 3. (of soil etc) to wash away
  4. 4. to be eroded

Characters

Character Meaning
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail