丢失 diūshī to lose
to lose; to misplace
怎么记住“丢失”: 丢 lose + 失 to lose = to lose.
汉字
用法
- To lose/misplace (an object, data). 丢失了钱包 (diūshī le qiánbāo) lost a wallet; 数据丢失 (shùjù diūshī) data loss.
- 丢失 is more formal/written than plain 丢 (diū, to lose): 我把钥匙丢了 (colloquial) vs 钥匙丢失 (formal).
- For losing your way it's 迷路 not 丢失; 丢失 is only for physical/data items going missing. Antonym 找到 (zhǎodào) - 找到钥匙 (zhǎodào yàoshi) find the keys.
例句
- 我的钥匙就是在这附近丢失的。 Wǒ de yàoshi jiùshì zài zhè fùjìn diūshī de.I lost my key somewhere around here.
- 我会找到你丢失的戒指。 Wǒhuì zhǎodào nǐ diūshī de jièzhǐ.I will find you your lost ring.
- 她认出那枚胸针是她几个月前丢失的。 Tā rènchū nàméi xiōngzhēn shì tā jǐgè yuè qián diūshī de.She recognized the brooch as the one she had lost a few months before.