丧失

sàng shī

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Save to list

Definitions

1. to lose
2. to forfeit

Stop forgetting what you study.
Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Start Free Trial $9.99 / year

Lifetime for $19.99 Try the 30-second demo

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 获得 huò dé 获得 huò dé to obtain; to receive; to get: to obtain; to receive; to get

Related words

1 item

• 损失 sǔn shī 损失 sǔn shī loss 强调经济或物质上的损失: loss

Synonyms

1 item

• 失去 shī qù 失去 shī qù to lose 用于失去抽象事物，如信心、机会: to lose

Usage notes

Collocations

常与‘信心’、‘勇气’、‘记忆’等抽象名词搭配。

Common mistakes

‘丧失’通常用于抽象事物，如‘丧失信心’，不说‘丧失钱包’。

Example Sentences

1 shown

他 丧失 了对工作的信心。

He lost confidence in his work.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 丧失

• 丧失殆尽 丧失殆尽 sàng shī dài jìn: to be used up

Child Words of 丧失

• 丧 丧 sāng: mourning
• 丧 丧 sàng: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
• 失 失 shī: to lose