How to say “lose” in Chinese
lose
“Lose” in Chinese is 失去, shī qù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
失去 is read shī qù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Don't confuse it with 夫: 失 has an extra stroke at the top left.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “失去”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 失去. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 输了比赛也不能失去信心shūlebǐsài,yěbùnéngshīqùxìnxīnEven if you lose a match, you can't lose faith in yourself.
More words from the lesson “What's missing”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lose” in Chinese?
“Lose” in Chinese is 失去, pinyin shīqù.
What does 失去 mean?
失去 (shīqù) means “lose”.
How do you write 失去?
失去 is 2 characters: 失 (shī) — lose; 去 (qù) — go, leave. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 失去?
失去 is read shīqù. Tones: shī — first tone, qù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lose” in the lesson “What's missing”
This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
Start for free