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

HSK 6

他赌博把钱输光了。

Tā dǔbó bǎ qián shūguāng le.

He gambled away all his money.

HSK 6

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