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丢

diū
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. to lose
  2. 2. to put aside
  3. 3. to throw

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Character focus

Stroke order

6 strokes

Usage notes

Collocations

Frequently used with resultative complements: 丢掉 (throw away), 丢失 (lose), 丢下 (leave behind).

Common mistakes

丢 (diū) is typically for losing concrete objects (钱包丢了 'lost wallet'); for losing abstract things like opportunities, use 失去 (shīqù).

Example Sentences

2 shown
我的银行卡 丢 了,要马上去银行挂失。
I lost my bank card; I need to go to the bank immediately to report the loss.
真 丢 人!
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4444892)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.