流失

liú shī

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. (of soil etc) to wash away
2. to be eroded
3. (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere
4. to fail to be retained

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to conserve

opposite of losing; to retain or preserve

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brain drain

common phrase for brain drain

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to lose

when referring to losing abstract things like trust or talent

Don't use 流失 for losing personal items; it's for soil erosion or abstract loss of people/funds.

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公司人才流失严重。

The company is suffering from a severe brain drain.

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brain drain

to flow

to lose