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迷失

mí shī · mi shi

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to lose (one's bearings)
  2. to get lost
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Lost in a huge market

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)夜市(yèshì)太大(tàidà)了(le)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)迷失(míshī)方向(fāngxiàng)了(le)。

    This market is huge. I have lost my bearings.

  2. Dengdeng

    别怕(biépà)，我(wǒ)就是(jiùshì)你(nǐ)的(de)地图(dìtú)。

    Do not worry. I am your map.

  3. Liangliang

    上次(shàngcì)你(nǐ)也(yě)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)迷失(míshī)了(le)方向(fāngxiàng)。

    Last time you lost your bearings here too.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)意外(yìwài)。

    That was an accident.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)现在(xiànzài)谁(shéi)是(shì)地图(dìtú)？

    So who is the map now?

  6. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)问问(wènwèn)那位(nàwèi)大叔(dàshū)吧(ba)。

    Let us ask that uncle.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)可(kě)能(néng)已(yǐ)经(jīng)迷(mí)失(shī)了(le)。

He might have lost his way.

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

02

在(zài)陌(mò)生(shēng)的(de)城(chéng)市(shì)里(lǐ)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)容(róng)易(yì)迷(mí)失(shī)方(fāng)向(xiàng)。

In an unfamiliar city, I easily lose my sense of direction.

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