痛失

tòngshī

verb #21,622

Meanings

1 to suffer the painful loss of
2 to lose (something valued) with great sorrow
3 to miss out on (an opportunity) painfully

Characters

pain; ache; deeply; bitterly

to lose; to miss

Examples

他痛失爱子，悲痛万分。

Tā tòngshī àizǐ, bēitòng wànfēn.

He painfully lost his beloved son and was overcome with grief.

球队在决赛中痛失良机，最终惜败。

Qiúduì zài juésài zhōng tòngshī liángjī, zuìzhōng xībài.

The team painfully missed a great opportunity in the finals and narrowly lost.

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痛失 is a formal written expression. It appears frequently in news headlines and eulogies. In speech, 失去 or 失掉 is more natural.

Stroke Order

痛 tòng

失 shī