失主

shīzhǔ

noun #32,986

Measure Word

一位失主 wèi

Meanings

1 owner of lost or stolen property; the person who lost something

Characters

Examples

警察正在寻找钱包的失主。

Jǐngchá zhèngzài xúnzhǎo qiánbāo de shīzhǔ.

The police are looking for the owner of the lost wallet.

失主已经领回了自己的手机。

Shīzhǔ yǐjīng lǐng huí le zìjǐ de shǒujī.

The owner has already retrieved their phone.

Tips

usage

失 ('to lose') + 主 ('owner') — the person who LOST something, not the finder. Standard term in news reports about lost-and-found items: 找到失主 = 'find the owner'.

Stroke Order

失 shī

主 zhǔ