丢三落四 diūsān-làsì forgetful
forgetful; empty-headed
How to remember 丢三落四: 丢 lose + 三 three + 落 fall + 四 four = forgetful.
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How it is used
- Scatterbrained, always forgetting things - 你怎么老是丢三落四的 (nǐ zěnme lǎoshì diūsān-làsì de) why are you always so forgetful.
- Describes a habitual tendency to misplace or leave things behind, not a one-time slip.
- Note 落 is read là here (to leave behind), not luò; spoken, mildly critical tone.