(shū) - to lose, to be defeated, to transport in Mandarin
shūTraditional: 輸
Translation
to lose, to be defeated, to transport
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound with the cart radical 车 (chē) suggesting conveyance and 俞 (yú) as the phonetic, originally meaning to transport, later extended to losing in a contest.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 车 (chē, cart) + 俞 (yú, phonetic)
Stroke order
输
Examples
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Our team lost yesterday.
甘。
He was unwilling to lose to his opponent.
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It was a pity to lose this match.
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Even when you lose, keep smiling.
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The pipes transport water into the city.
输 (shū) most commonly means to lose or be defeated, the opposite of 赢 (to win), and also keeps its older sense of to transport or convey. The cart radical points back to that original meaning of moving things along.
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