Word

丢 (diū) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

Meaning of 丢

动 dòng verb

to lose

我丢了钥匙。

wǒ diū le yào shi

I lost my keys.

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Word breakdown

丢 diū — to lose

1 丢失 diū shī — to lose HSK 5
- 丢 to lose (colloquial element)
- 失 to lose (formal element)
Example

我丢失了钱包。

wǒ diū shī le qián bāo

I lost my wallet.
2 丢三落四 diū sān là sì — forgetful and careless HSK 7
- 丢 to lose
- 三 three (symbolic number indicating frequency)
- 落 to drop, to leave behind
- 四 four (symbolic number indicating frequency)
Example

他总是丢三落四，今天又忘带钥匙了。

tā zǒng shì diū sān là sì jīn tiān yòu wàng dài yào shi le

He's always forgetful and careless; today he forgot to bring his keys again.
3 丢人 diū rén — to lose face HSK 7
- 丢 to lose
- 人 face (dignity/reputation)
Example

我不想在朋友面前丢人。

wǒ bù xiǎng zài péng you miàn qián diū rén

I don't want to lose face in front of my friends.
4 丢弃 diū qì — to discard HSK 7
- 丢 to throw, to toss away
- 弃 to abandon, to forsake
Example

我们不应该随意丢弃垃圾。

wǒ men bù yīng gāi suí yì diū qì lā jī

We should not discard trash carelessly.
5 丢脸 diū liǎn — to lose face HSK 7
- 丢 to lose
- 脸 face (dignity, reputation)
Example

他在众人面前说错话，感到很丢脸。

tā zài zhòng rén miàn qián shuō cuò huà gǎn dào hěn diū liǎn

He said the wrong thing in front of everyone and felt very embarrassed.

Structure & writing

1 丢 diū — to lose; to misplace

丢 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler

王 is a component in 33 characters

HSK 1

玩 wán to play (a game) 现 xiàn to appear; to show; to manifest 班 bān a group organized for work or study

HSK 2

望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 球 qiú sphere (geometric solid equidistant from center to all surface points)

HSK 3

丢 diū to lose; to misplace 主 zhǔ owner; one who possesses property or power 环 huán ring-shaped object 理 lǐ to govern; to manage; to administer

HSK 4

琴 qín guqin, a plucked string instrument made of paulownia wood, originally with five strings, later seven

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 玉 yù jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings 玫 méi (lit.) a type of beautiful stone or jade 玻 bō see "玻璃": a hard, brittle, transparent material with no fixed melting point, made by melting quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc. at high temperature

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珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing 瑰 guī (lit.) a jade-like stone 璃 li see '玻璃': ① hard, brittle transparent material (glass); ② glass-like plastic

HSK 6

呈 chéng to take on (a form, color, or state); to appear as 珠 zhū pearl (also written 真珠), a lustrous spherical gem formed inside certain freshwater or marine mollusks, used in medicine and as an ornament 皇 huáng monarch; emperor

HSK 7

噩 è frightful and ominous; horrifying and inauspicious 斑 bān spots or stripes of a contrasting color 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 汪 wāng (lit.) deep and vast (of water)

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琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty 琢 zuó to ponder repeatedly; to mull over (见"琢磨") 瑕 xiá flaw or blemish in jade; fig. defect or shortcoming 瑞 ruì auspicious omen; good luck 璀 cuǐ (lit.) bright and brilliant in color 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade

1.2 厶 sī — private, personal, selfish

厶 is a component in 17 characters

HSK 1

么 me suffix 公 gōng public; belonging to the state or collective (opposite of '私') 去 qù to go (away from the speaker, opposite of 来) 能 néng ability; talent; skill

HSK 3

丢 diū to lose; to misplace 参 cān to join; to participate (in an activity) 育 yù to give birth to

HSK 4

云 yún (lit.) to say 允 yǔn to agree, to approve 台 tái a raised flat platform for observation 弃 qì to abandon, to discard

HSK 5

县 xiàn county (administrative unit under a province, autonomous region, municipality, or prefecture) 私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公)

HSK 7

勾 gōu to mark with a check or hook (indicating deletion or selection) 垒 lěi defensive wall or fortification in ancient military camps 弘 hóng a surname 矣 yǐ classical sentence-final particle: ① indicating completion (equivalent to '了'), ② indicating exclamation, ③ indicating command

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