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how to write shi(lose) in chinese

pinyinshī
radicalsStroke count5
eanglish meaninglose; miss; let slip; fail to achieve one\'s end; mistake; defect; mishap

  Stroke order of the Chinese character "失" (shi)

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Basic explanations

v. (失 掉; 失去) lose:

1.  而复得
lost and found;

2.  因小
try to save a little only to lose a lot;

3.  贪多必
Grasp all, lose all.

4.  去了美貌。
She has lost her beauty.

v. (错过) miss; let slip:

1.  良机
let slip a good opportunity; lose a good chance

v. (没有达到目的) fail to achieve one's end:

1.  所望
be greatly disappointed

v. (改变) deviate from the normal:

1.  
turn pale

v. (违背;背弃) break (a promise); go back on (one's word):

1.  
break one's promise

v. (没有把握住) fail to get hold of:

1.  
have a slip of the hand; drop accidentally; lose hold (of)

v. (找不着) get lost:

1.  方向
lose one's bearings

n. (错误; 过失) mistake; defect; mishap:

1.  唯恐有
fear that there may be some mishap;

2.  智者千虑, 必有一
Even the wise are not always free from error.; One can't be too careful.