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丢 meaning in English

diū

to lose; to put aside

HSK 5verbTraditional 丟6 strokes

Meaning of 丢

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

diū
  1. to lose
  2. to put aside
  3. to throw

How to use 丢

丢 is a common spoken verb for losing things and for throwing something casually. It often takes a result complement, as in 丢掉 (diūdiào) or 丢下 (diūxià). Example: 我的钥匙丢了。(Wǒ de yàoshi diū le.) I lost my keys.

丢 (diū) looks like 去 (qù, to go away) with an extra stroke on top. Picture something that has gone away from you, and now it is lost.

Common mistake: Learners often write 丢 as 去 (qù) and forget the short slanted stroke on top. That one stroke changes "to go" into "to lose."

丢 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men星xīng期qī一yī的de时shí候hòu丢diū了le工gōng作zuò。
They lost their jobs on Monday.
她tā决jué定dìng要yào丢diū下xià她tā的de工gōng作zuò。
She decided to chuck her job in.
「你nǐ承chéng认rèn我wǒ们men走zǒu丢diū了le吗ma？」「不bù承chéng认rèn。」
"Do you admit that we're lost?" "No."
我wǒ前qián一yī天tiān丢diū了le一yī台tái相xiàng机jī。
I had lost a camera the previous day.
事shì故gù差chà点diǎn让ràng他tā丢diū了le性xìng命mìng。
The accident almost cost him his life.

Stroke order for each character

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丢 diū · to lose · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 丢.

丢脸diūliǎnto lose face; humiliation
丢掉diūdiàoto lose; to throw away
丢失diūshīto lose; to misplace
丢人diūrénto lose face
丢弃diūqìto discard; to abandon
丢下diūxiàto abandon
丢人现眼diūrénxiànyǎnto make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace

Questions about 丢

What does 丢 mean?

丢 (diū) means "to lose; to put aside" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 丢?

丢 is made of 1 character: 丢 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.

Is 丢 an HSK word?

Yes. 丢 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 丢 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 丢 is written 丟.

What is the difference between 丢 and 丢失?

丢 is short and casual, and it is what people say in everyday speech. 丢失 (diūshī) is more formal and appears in notices, reports, and police statements, such as 丢失物品 (lost items).

Can 丢 mean to lose a game or a competition?

No. To lose a game you use 输 (shū), as in 我们输了 (We lost). 丢 is for losing objects, losing face, or throwing something away.

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