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丢掉

diū diào · diu diao

Traditional 丟掉

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to lose
  2. to throw away
  3. to discard
  4. to cast away
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Spring cleaning

  1. Liangliang

    这些(zhèxiē)旧(jiù)报纸(bàozhǐ)可以(kěyǐ)丢掉(diūdiào)吗(ma)？

    Can I throw away these old newspapers?

  2. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)，丢掉(diūdiào)吧(ba)。

    Yes, throw them away.

  3. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)旧(jiù)杯子(bēizi)呢(ne)？

    What about this old cup?

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)送(sòng)的(de)，不能(bùnéng)丢掉(diūdiào)。

    My grandpa gave me that. Don't throw it away.

  5. Liangliang

    那顶(nàdǐng)破(pò)帽子(màozi)也(yě)丢掉(diūdiào)吧(ba)？

    And that worn-out hat? Throw it away too?

  6. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)买(mǎi)的(de)新(xīn)帽子(màozi)！

    Wait, that's the new hat I bought yesterday!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

既(jì)然(rán)房(fáng)间(jiān)里(lǐ)新(xīn)家(jiā)具(jù)都(dōu)买(mǎi)好(hǎo)了(le)，这(zhè)点(diǎn)破(pò)家(jiā)具(jù)都(dōu)可(kě)以(yǐ)丢(diū)掉(diào)了(le)！

Now that we've bought new furniture for the room, why not throw away this old, worn-out furniture?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sabretou · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yí)个(gè)好(hǎo)的(de)厨(chú)师(shī)不(bú)会(huì)丢(diū)掉(diào)昨(zuó)天(tiān)的(de)汤(tāng)。

A good cook doesn't throw out yesterday's soup.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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