失
Character
to lose
Meaning
shī
shi1- to lose CC-CEDICT
- to miss CC-CEDICT
- to fail CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 5 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 失
Draw “失” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
我的手机丢了，我失去它了。
wǒ de shǒu jī diū le wǒ shī qù tā le
I lost my phone. I don't have it anymore.
AI-generated sentence
他失去了工作。
tā shī qù le gōng zuò
He lost his job.
AI-generated sentence
今天我坐火车失败了。
jīn tiān wǒ zuò huǒ chē shī bài le
Today I missed the train.
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Words with 失
See all 235 →失去shī qùto lose something you had, such as a job, money, or hopeWordHSK 3失业shī yèto lose one's jobWordHSK 4失望shī wàngdisappointed; sad because something you hoped for did not happenWordHSK 4失败shī bàito fail; to not succeed (for example, a test or a plan)WordHSK 4失误shī wùa mistake; something you do wrongWordHSK 5失传shī chuán(of an old skill) to be lost because no one learns it anymoreWordHSK 7–9失利shī lìto lose a game, match, or competitionWordHSK 7–9失恋shī liànto break up with a boyfriend or girlfriendWordHSK 7–9失控shī kòngto lose control; to become impossible to stopWordHSK 7–9失效shī xiàoto stop workingWordHSK 7–9失明shī míngto become blind; to lose the ability to seeWordHSK 7–9失灵shī língnot working or not working right (of machines and systems)WordHSK 7–9