丢失

丟失

diūshī

verb HSK 5 #5,773

Meanings

1 to lose (an object)
2 to go missing

Characters

to lose; to misplace

to lose; to miss

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

Examples

HSK 3

我的护照丢失了。

Wǒ de hùzhào diūshī le.

My passport has been lost.

HSK 4

丢失的文件已经找到了。

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 丢了. You'd see 丢失 in police reports, news, and official notices - not in casual conversation.

Stroke Order

丢 diū

失 shī