丧
失

To lose in Chinese: 丧失 (sàng shī)

sàng shī

to lose

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 喪失1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lose
  2. 2to forfeit

Stroke order

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丧
失

Zhuyin

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ㄙㄤˋ

sàng

ㄙ/ sㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

丧失

Simplified

喪失

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 那次事故让他丧失了工作的能力。

    nà cì shì gù ràng tā sàng shī le gōng zuò de néng lì。

    That accident caused him to lose his ability to work.

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Related words

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

失去

shī qù

to lose

失业

shī yè

unemployment

损失

sǔn shī

loss

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

失误

shī wù

lapse

得失

dé shī

gains and losses

丢失

diū shī

to lose

挂失

guà shī

to report the loss of something

过失

guò shī

error

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