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失
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Definitions
- 1. to lose
- 2. to miss
- 3. to fail
Example Sentences
1 shown你會 失 敗。
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Words Containing 失
as if one had lost something (idiom)
to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc)
expiry date (of document)
disharmony
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
to miss an appointment
lost and found
to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life
to be beneath one's dignity
panic-stricken (idiom)
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
mixed aphasia
disappointed; frustrated
to squander
to let sth slip by
loss
to lose one's way
to be used up
reckless person
bereaved of one's only child
bereavement
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
to lose sth due to leakage
utter failure
to lose (sth)
Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
to panic
lost-and-found
subcortical aphasia
hypothermia
loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law)
to lose
to act discourteously
to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
to let slip
absent-minded
to lose one's splendor
to lose one's footing
aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
to lose one's footing
to catch fire; to be on fire
not up to scratch
to lose (one's bearings)
No time to lose! (idiom)
to go pale in panic (idiom)
to lose face; to be humiliated
to lose favor
to lose favor
disappear
to go out of control
there is no gain without a loss (idiom)
to lose face
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
plane crash
to miscalculate
discourteous
lacking in propriety
to overstep the rules
report the loss to the authorities concerned
lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom)
(literary) to lose one's way; to get lost
to fail to greet in timely manner
expressive aphasia
to worry about personal gains and losses
fig. a blessing in disguise
weightlessness
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
error
to lose by theft
to lose
lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
Failure is the mother of success.
to lose one's love
lit. the horse loses its front hooves
out of one's mind
if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
to go deaf; to lose one's hearing
missing in action (MIA) (military)
owner of sth lost or stolen
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
to disappear; to fade away
medical negligence
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)
sleep disorder
to be orphaned of one's father
to fail in observing or supervising
amnesia
to lose color
Excuse me, I must be leaving now.
at a loss
professional negligence
to have sth stolen
dementia
(acoustics) total harmonic distortion (THD)
disrepair
out of one's senses; shaken to the core; dazed
greatly disappointed
(of complexion) to lose one's color; to blanch; to look wan
to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc)
brain drain
inappropriate
indiscreet remark
to laugh in spite of oneself
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
flustered
vowel devoicing
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
to feel despondent (idiom)
to lose one's job
collision in which only one party is at fault
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
loss
rash
rushed work leads to errors (idiom)
to peter out
to fail at every step of the way (idiom)
unemployment
blindness
inappropriate
to lose one's cognitive function; to suffer from dementia
see 驚慌失措|惊慌失措[jīng huāng shī cuò]
to make a careless mistake
to report the loss of something
(military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands
unable to go to school
not normal
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
to recover lost territory
a crick in the neck
slip of the tongue
imbalance
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
to lose; to misplace
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
to lose touch with
to lose one's voice
to laugh involuntarily
(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
to give a false picture of the situation
blood loss anemia
(aviation) to stall
see 人財兩空|人财两空[rén cái liǎng kōng]
dilapidated
to lose one's eyesight
fault
mishap
can still be considered (to be...)
slip of the tongue
to fail
surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
fault
no danger of anything going wrong
(law) judgement defaulter (person who has failed to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement, such as paying compensation to sb, despite having the means to do so)
primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia)
to succeed through failure
to lose
failure to meet
to lose
out of tune (music)
unemployment rate
to break a promise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
to lose one's virginity; to lose one's chastity
late (for an appointed time)
mental aberration
lost
(urinary or fecal) incontinence
speech defect
a slip
forthright
see 作戰失蹤人員|作战失踪人员[zuò zhàn shī zōng rén yuán]
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
disappointed
unwise move
(law) negligent homicide
to forget one's manners
to suffer from insomnia
arrhythmia
alexia
to miss sb by a narrow chance
see 過失致死罪|过失致死罪[guò shī zhì sǐ zuì]
you win some, you lose some (idiom)
offset voltage
to miss narrowly
out of order (of machine)
mistake
to seize the opportune moment
(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
trouble
to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)
lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
unemployment rate
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
to be at a loss
to hide oneself (as a joke)
semi-employed
(of sth that should be retained: nutrients, moisture, heat etc) to be lost
a family bereaved of its only child
lapse
fig. a blessing in disguise
to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement)
lack; deficiency
reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
to blunder
to lose territory
to lose sb one relies upon
to lose contact
(of soil etc) to wash away
progressive aphasia
to make a (careless) mistake
to lack fidelity
see 言多必失[yán duō bì shī]
phonetic aphasia
demeaning
to lose blood
list of lost or stolen articles
to turn pale with fright (idiom)
unclaimed lost property
an unemployed person
to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)
(idiom) dazed; beside oneself
psychosis
lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
to be missing
defeatism
to show disrespect; I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me
to unbalance
to be defeated
at a loss
loser
cognitive dissonance
at a loss (idiom)
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about
to get into disarray
(of skills etc) to die out
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
to be ungenerous
agraphia
to regret
breach of responsibility