Word

丧失 (sàng shī) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 丧失

动 dòng verb

lose

这次失败让他丧失了信心。

zhè cì shī bài ràng tā sàng shī le xìn xīn

This failure caused him to lose confidence.

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Word breakdown

丧 sàng — lose, forfeit

1 丧生 sàng shēng — to lose one's life HSK 7
- 丧 to lose, to forfeit
- 生 life
Example

三名登山者在雪崩中丧生。

sān míng dēng shān zhě zài xuě bēng zhōng sàng shēng

Three mountaineers lost their lives in an avalanche.
2 垂头丧气 chuí tóu sàng qì — dejected and discouraged HSK 7
- 垂 to hang down, droop
- 头 head
- 丧 to lose, to be deprived of
- 气 spirit, energy, morale
Example

考试没考好，他垂头丧气地回家了。

kǎo shì méi kǎo hǎo tā chuí tóu sàng qì de huí jiā le

He didn't do well on the exam, so he went home dejected and discouraged.
3 沮丧 jǔ sàng — discouraged HSK 7
- 沮 to dampen, to discourage
- 丧 to lose (spirit/morale)
Example

他考试没通过，感到很沮丧。

tā kǎo shì méi tōng guò gǎn dào hěn jǔ sàng

He didn't pass the exam and felt very discouraged.

失 shī — lose, miss

Structure & writing

1 丧 sàng — to lose; to forfeit

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

丧 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 失 shī — to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得)

失 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 2

铁 tiě iron (metallic element, symbol Fe, atomic number 26)

HSK 6

秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 跌 diē to fall down; to tumble

HSK 7

迭 dié to alternate; to take turns

consists of

2.1 丿 piě — the leftward-falling diagonal stroke in Chinese characters

丿 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

么 me suffix 午 wǔ the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches 少 shǎo few; little (opposite of 多) 系 xì system; interconnected series

HSK 3

必 bì certainly; definitely

HSK 4

乒 pīng onomatopoeia for a gunshot or the sound of objects colliding 失 shī to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得) 血 xuè blood (the red fluid circulating in the body, composed of plasma, red cells, white cells, and platelets)

HSK 5

乏 fá lacking; without 币 bì currency; money used as a medium of exchange 延 yán to stretch and lengthen; to extend 追 zhuī to chase; to catch up with

HSK 7

勿 wù do not; must not (prohibition or dissuasion) 囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler

2.2 夫 fū — general term for an adult man

夫 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 4

失 shī to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得) 肤 fū skin, the outer surface of the human body 规 guī compass (for drawing circles)

HSK 5

扶 fú to support with one's hand to prevent falling, or to help something fallen stand up again 替 tì to replace; to substitute

HSK 6

夹 jiā to clamp; to press from both sides to hold something in place

HSK 7

撵 niǎn to expel, drive away

Stroke order