输 meaning in English
to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport
Meaning of 输
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to lose; to be beaten
- (bound form) to transport
- (literary) to donate; to contribute
- (coll.) to enter (a password)
How to use 输
In everyday speech 输 most often means to lose a game, bet, or match, and its opposite is 赢 (yíng, to win). It also appears in compounds about moving things or data, such as 运输 (yùnshū) and 输入 (shūrù), and people say 输密码 for typing in a password. Example: 我们昨天输了比赛。(Wǒmen zuótiān shū le bǐsài.) We lost the match yesterday.
输 has the vehicle radical 车 (chē, cart) on the left, so picture a cart carrying goods away. When your goods get carted off to the other side, you have lost them, which links the two meanings: to transport and to lose.
Common mistake: Learners often use 输 for losing an object, but for that Chinese uses 丢 (diū), as in 我丢了钥匙 (I lost my keys). Also do not confuse 输 (shū, first tone) with 书 (shū, book); they sound the same but look completely different.
输 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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输 shū · to lose · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 输.
| 输入 | shūrù | to import; to input |
| 运输 | yùnshū | to transport; to carry |
| 输出 | shūchū | to output; to deliver (energy, data, signals etc); to export (goods, services, technology |
| 传输 | chuánshū | to transmit; transmission |
| 灌输 | guànshū | to imbue with; to inculcate |
| 输家 | shūjiā | loser (as opposed to winner 贏家|赢家[ying2 jia1]) |
| 输血 | shūxuè | to transfuse blood; to give aid and support |
| 输送 | shūsòng | to transport; to convey; to deliver |
| 输液 | shūyè | intravenous infusion; to get put on an IV |
| 输给 | shūgěi | to lose to (sb); to be outdone by |
| 输掉 | shūdiào | to lose |
| 认输 | rènshū | to concede; to admit defeat |
Questions about 输
What does 输 mean?
输 (shū) means "to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 输?
输 is made of 1 character: 输 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 输 an HSK word?
Yes. 输 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 输 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 输 is written 輸.
How do I say who I lost to with 输?
Put the winner after 输 or use 给: 我输给了他 (wǒ shū gěi le tā), I lost to him. You can also say 输了他一局 in casual speech, but 输给 is the most common pattern.
What does 不服输 mean?
不服输 (bù fú shū) describes someone who refuses to accept defeat or admit they lost. It can be praise for a determined person or a mild criticism of a stubborn one.