失去

shī qù

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Very common

Definitions

1 item

to obtain; to receive; to get

gain or acquire

1 item

to lose; to misplace

lose a tangible object

失去 typically pairs with abstract nouns like 信心 (confidence), 机会 (opportunity), 兴趣 (interest); for losing a physical object, use 丢失 or 丢.

Do not use 失去 for physical items unless in fixed expressions like 失去联络 (lose contact); it sounds unnatural with concrete objects.

2 shown

不要失去希望。

Don't lose hope.

喬納斯失去控制。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13153770)

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to peter out

to go

to lose