丢失

丟失
diūshī
verb HSK 7 #5,773

Meanings

  1. 1 to lose (an object)
  2. 2 to go missing

Characters

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

Examples

Wǒ de hùzhào diūshī le.
My passport has been lost.
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 (diū le). You'd see 丢失 in police reports, news, and official notices — not in casual conversation.

Stroke Order

diū
shī