丢
掉

To lose in Chinese: 丢掉 (diū diào)

diū diào

to lose

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 丟掉1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lose
  2. 2to throw away
  3. 3to discard
  4. 4to cast away

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丢
掉

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ㄉㄧㄡ

diū

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄉㄧㄠˋ

diào

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

丢掉

Simplified

丟掉

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 别把这些旧衣服随便丢掉。

    bié bǎ zhè xiē jiù yī fu suí biàn diū diào。

    Don't just throw away these old clothes carelessly.

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Related words

掉

diào

to fall

丢

diū

to lose

去掉

qù diào

to get rid of

掉队

diào duì

to fall behind

掉头

diào tóu

to turn one's head

丢脸

diū liǎn

to lose face

丢弃

diū qì

to discard

丢人

diū rén

to lose face

丢失

diū shī

to lose

关掉

guān diào

to switch off

忘掉

wàng diào

to forget

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