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“drift away” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinliú shī

Example

客户开始流失了。kè hù kāi shǐ liú shī le

Customers are starting to drift away.

Illustration for 流失 (drift away)

How to say “drift away” in Chinese

“Drift away” in Chinese is 流失 (liú shī).

Something that belongs to a group slowly slips outside it, leaving the group diminished.

Full entry for 流失: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 流失

由于价格上涨,很多用户开始流失。yóu yú jià gé shàng zhǎng hěn duō yòng hù kāi shǐ liú shī

Because of the price increase, many users are starting to drift away.

Tips for using 流失

  • In business talk, the word can describe an organization losing customers or staff without claiming that they left deliberately or for a known reason.

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