丢失

丟失

diūshī

verb HSK 7-9 #5,773

Meanings

1 to lose (an object)
2 to go missing

Characters

to lose; to misplace

to lose; to miss

Both characters mean 'to lose' — doubling the concept for emphasis. 丢失 is more formal than just 丢.

Examples

我的护照丢失了。

Wǒ de hùzhào diūshī le.

My passport has been lost.

丢失的文件已经找到了。

Diūshī de wénjiàn yǐjīng zhǎodào le.

The missing documents have been found.

Tips

register

丢失 is the formal/written version. In spoken Chinese, people just say 丢了 (diū le). You'd see 丢失 in police reports, news, and official notices — not in casual conversation.

Stroke Order

丢 diū

失 shī