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输

shū · shu

Traditional 輸

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to lose; to be beaten
  2. (bound form) to transport
  3. (literary) to donate; to contribute
  4. (coll.) to enter (a password)
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Who lost the chess game

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我们(wǒmen)下(xià)象棋(xiàngqí)吧(ba)，输(shū)的(de)人(rén)洗碗(xǐwǎn)。

    Dengdeng, let us play chess. The loser does the dishes.

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)不会(bùhuì)输(shū)。

    Sure, I will never lose.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)赢(yíng)了(le)！你(nǐ)输(shū)了(le)！

    I won! You lost!

  4. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)又(yòu)输(shū)了(le)。

    Oh no, I lost again.

  5. Liangliang

    又(yòu)？你(nǐ)什么时候(shénmeshíhou)输(shū)过(guò)？

    Again? When did you lose before?

  6. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)输(shū)给(gěi)琦琦(qíqí)，今天(jīntiān)输(shū)给(gěi)你(nǐ)，这个(zhège)星期(xīngqī)的(de)碗(wǎn)都(dōu)得(děi)我(wǒ)洗(xǐ)了(le)。

    I lost to Qiqi yesterday and to you today. I have to wash all the dishes this week.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

无(wú)论(lùn)我(wǒ)和(hé)你(nǐ)玩(wán)什(shén)么(me)游(yóu)戏(xì)，你(nǐ)也(yě)总(zǒng)是(shì)输(shū)。

Whatever game I play with you, you never win.

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

02

这(zhè)次(cì)比(bǐ)赛(sài)我(wǒ)们(men)输(shū)了(le)，但(dàn)大(dà)家(jiā)并(bìng)不(bù)灰(huī)心(xīn)。

We lost this match, but nobody was discouraged.

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