Meaning of 流失
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
liúshī
- (of soil etc) to wash away
- to be eroded
- (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere
- to fail to be retained
Stroke order for each character
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流 liú · to flow · 10 strokes
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失 shī · to lose · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 流失.
| 流行 | liúxíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) |
| 流利 | liúlì | fluent |
| 失去 | shīqù | to lose |
| 消失 | xiāoshī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 交流 | jiāoliú | to exchange; exchange |
| 失败 | shībài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 失望 | shīwàng | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 失业 | shīyè | unemployment; to lose one's job |
| 流传 | liúchuán | to spread; to circulate; to hand down |
| 潮流 | cháoliú | tide; current |
| 损失 | sǔnshī | loss; damage |
| 一流 | yīliú | top quality; front ranking |
Questions about 流失
What does 流失 mean?
流失 (liúshī) means "(of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 流失?
流失 is made of 2 characters: 流 (10 strokes), 失 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 流失 an HSK word?
Yes. 流失 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.