How to say “loss” in Chinese
loss, damage; lose
“Loss” in Chinese is 损失, sǔn shī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
损失 is read sǔn shī: 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
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 员.
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 “损失”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 损失. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这次地震造成了很大的损失。zhècìdìzhènzàochénglehěndàdesǔnshīThis earthquake caused enormous damage.
- 公司应当补偿客户的损失gōngsīyīngdāngbǔchángkèhùdesǔnshīThe company should compensate its customers for their losses.
- 公司同意赔偿他的全部损失gōngsītóngyìpéichángtādequánbùsǔnshīThe company agreed to compensate him for all his losses.
- 这次的损失怎么办？zhècìdesǔnshīzěnmebànWhat's to be done about these losses?
More words from the lesson “Disasters and damage”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “loss” in Chinese?
“Loss” in Chinese is 损失, pinyin sǔnshī.
What does 损失 mean?
损失 (sǔnshī) means “loss, damage; lose”.
How do you write 损失?
损失 is 2 characters: 损 (sǔn) — damage; lose; 失 (shī) — lose. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 损失?
损失 is read sǔnshī. Tones: sǔn — third tone, shī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“loss” in the lesson “Disasters and damage”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. 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.
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