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丢

diū · diu

Traditional 丟

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to lose
  2. to put aside
  3. to throw
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The sock mystery

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)袜子(wàzi)又(yòu)丢(diū)了(le)一(yī)只(zhī)。

    I lost another sock.

  2. Liangliang

    去(qù)公用(gōngyòng)洗衣机(xǐyījī)里(lǐ)看看(kànkan)。

    Go and look in the shared washing machine.

  3. Dengdeng

    里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)四(sì)只(zhī)袜子(wàzi)，都(dōu)不(bù)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)！

    There are four socks inside, and none is mine!

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)没有(méiyǒu)丢(diū)，是(shì)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)丢(diū)。

    You did not lose yours. Everyone is losing socks.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)去(qù)楼下(lóuxià)贴(tiē)一(yī)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)。

    Then I will post a note downstairs.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)弄(nòng)丢(diū)了(le)他(tā)的(de)钥(yào)匙(shi)。

Tom has lost his keys.

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

02

我(wǒ)无(wú)意(yì)间(jiān)找(zhǎo)到(dào)从(cóng)前(qián)弄(nòng)丢(diū)的(de)相(xiàng)机(jī)。

I happened to find the camera I'd lost.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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