失
明

To lose one's eyesight in Chinese: 失明 (shī míng)

shī míng

to lose one's eyesight

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lose one's eyesight
  2. 2to become blind
  3. 3blindness

Stroke order

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失
明

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

ㄇㄧㄥˊ

míng

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 那场事故让他双眼失明。

    nà chǎng shì gù ràng tā shuāng yǎn shī míng。

    That accident left him blind in both eyes.

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Related words

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

聪明

cōng ming

intelligent

明白

míng bai

clear

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

说明

shuō míng

to explain

证明

zhèng míng

proof

表明

biǎo míng

to make clear

发明

fā míng

to invent

光明

guāng míng

light

明确

míng què

clear-cut

明显

míng xiǎn

clear

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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