(shī qù) - to lose, to be deprived of in Mandarin
shīqùTraditional: 失去
HSK 4
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Translation
to lose, to be deprived of
Word origin
失去 (shī qù) combines 失 (shī), 'to lose', an image of something slipping from a hand, with 去 (qù), 'to go away'. The compound means 'to lose' or 'to be deprived of'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 失 (shī, to lose) + 去 (qù, go away)
Stroke order
失
去
Examples
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He lost his job.
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I don't want to lose you.
珍。
You only appreciate things when you have lost them.
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He has lost all confidence.
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We must not lose hope.
失去 (shī qù) - to lose, to be deprived of.
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