失明

shīmíng

verb HSK 7-9 #9,281

Meanings

1 to lose one's sight
2 to go blind

Characters

Literally 'lose brightness' — a poetic way to describe losing vision.

Examples

他因为一次事故双目失明。

Tā yīnwèi yī cì shìgù shuāngmù shīmíng.

He lost sight in both eyes due to an accident.

失明并没有阻止她追求梦想。

Shīmíng bìng méiyǒu zǔzhǐ tā zhuīqiú mèngxiǎng.

Losing her sight didn't stop her from pursuing her dreams.

Tips

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失明 is the formal/medical term for going blind. In casual speech, people say 瞎了 (xiā le) or 看不见了. 失明 is used in news, medical contexts, and formal writing.

Stroke Order

失 shī

明 míng