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失去

shīqù
verb HSK 4 #533

Meanings

  1. 1 to lose

Characters

失
shī
to lose; to miss
去
qù
to go; away
Lost and gone - to lose something.

Examples

HSK 3
失去的东西很难再得到。
Shīqù de dōngxi hěn nán zài dédào.
Things once lost are hard to get back.
HSK 4
不要失去信心。
Búyào shīqù xìnxīn.
Don't lose confidence.
HSK 5
她失去了亲人。
Tā shīqù le qīnrén.
She lost a loved one.

Tips

usage
失去 is used for losing abstract or important things (失去机会, lose an opportunity; 失去亲人, lose a loved one). For misplacing objects, use 丢: 我丢了钱包 (I lost my wallet).

Stroke Order

失 shī
去 qù