Chinese phrase
请挂失〜 qǐng guà shī 〜
Meaning
report ___ as lost
When to use it
It politely asks for something to be reported as lost. It is commonly used for passports, cards, and other important items when they go missing.
Example dialogue
你好，我需要请挂失我的护照。 ní hǎo wǒ xū yào qǐng guà shī wǒ de hù zhào
Hello, I need to report my passport as lost.
请把护照号和丢失时间告诉我，我们会帮你登记。 qǐng bǎ hù zhào hào hé diū shī shí jiān gào sù wǒ wǒ men huì bāng nǐ dēng jì
Please tell me the passport number and when it was lost. We will register it for you.