输光

輸光

shūguāng

verb #19,327

Meanings

1 to lose everything (in gambling or competition)
2 to lose it all

Characters

to lose (a game/bet)

bare; completely gone

Examples

他赌博把钱输光了。

Tā dǔbó bǎ qián shūguāng le.

He gambled away all his money.

别再赌了，小心输光了。

Bié zài dǔ le, xiǎoxīn shūguāng le.

Stop gambling, or you'll lose everything.

Tips

grammar

光 here is a resultative complement meaning 'completely gone / used up'. The pattern V+光 means doing something until nothing is left: 花光 (spend all), 吃光 (eat all), 用光 (use up).

Stroke Order

输 shū

光 guāng