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失去

shī qù · shi qu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to lose
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No signal in the elevator

  1. Dengdeng

    喂(wèi)？喂(wèi)？你(nǐ)能(néng)听到(tīngdào)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)失去(shīqù)信号(xìnhào)了(le)。

    Hello? Can you hear me? My phone lost signal.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)跟(gēn)谁(shéi)说话(shuōhuà)？我(wǒ)就(jiù)站(zhàn)在(zài)你(nǐ)旁边(pángbiān)。

    Who are you talking to? I am standing right next to you.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)你(nǐ)还(hái)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)，所以(suǒyǐ)打(dǎ)了(le)电话(diànhuà)。

    I thought you were still downstairs, so I called.

  4. Liangliang

    电梯(diàntī)里(lǐ)会(huì)失去(shīqù)信号(xìnhào)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)啊(a)！

    The elevator loses signal, but I am right here!

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，不用(bùyòng)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)，直接(zhíjiē)说话(shuōhuà)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Right, no need to call. Just talk.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)失(shī)去(qù)学(xué)习(xí)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)的(de)兴(xìng)趣(qù)。

Tom has lost interest in studying French.

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

02

那(nà)场(chǎng)大(dà)雨(yǔ)让(ràng)农(nóng)民(mín)失(shī)去(qù)了(le)今(jīn)年(nián)的(de)收(shōu)成(chéng)。

That heavy rain made the farmers lose this year's harvest.

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失
shī

to lose; to miss

去
qù

to go; to go to (a place)

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