失明

shīmíng

verb HSK 7-9 #9,281

Meanings

1 to lose one's sight
2 to go blind

Characters

Literally 'lose brightness' - a poetic way to describe losing vision.

Examples

HSK 5

失明并没有阻止她追求梦想。

Shīmíng bìng méiyǒu zǔzhǐ tā zhuīqiú mèngxiǎng.

Losing her sight didn't stop her from pursuing her dreams.

HSK 7-9

他因为一次事故双目失明。

Tā yīnwèi yī cì shìgù shuāngmù shīmíng.

He lost sight in both eyes due to an accident.

Tips

register

失明 is the formal/medical term for going blind. In casual speech, people say 瞎了 (xiā le) or 看不见了. 失明 is used in news, medical contexts, and formal writing.

Stroke Order

失 shī

明 míng