HSK · Level 16
135 words
Chinese word
丢掉
Pronunciation
Pinyindiū diào
Meaning
- verbthrow away
Example
请把坏的水果丢掉。qǐng bǎ huài de shuí guǒ diū diào
Please throw away the bad fruit.
More examples
他把旧照片丢掉了，开始新的生活。tā bǎ jiù zhào piān diū diào le kāi shǐ xīn de shēng huó
He threw away the old photos and started a new life.
Core concept
Move something out of one's possession so it is gone from what is kept, whether it is deliberately discarded or simply lost.
Common phrases
丢掉垃圾diū diào lā jī
throw away trash
丢掉照片diū diào zhào piān
throw away photos
丢掉坏习惯diū diào huài xí guàn
get rid of bad habits
丢掉包袱diū diào bāo fú
let go of burdens
Similar words
扔掉rēng diào: Throwing an unwanted thing away to get rid of it.
丢失diū shī: Losing something by accident so it is no longer in one's possession.
丢弃diū qì: Deliberately giving up and discarding something, including a feeling.
抛弃pāo qì: Abandoning a person or thing with the intention of leaving it behind.
Definition in Chinese
把不要或无用的东西丢掉，表示将物品扔走或处理，不再保留或使用。bǎ bú yào huò wú yòng de dōng xī diū diào biǎo shì jiāng wù pǐn rēng zǒu huò chú lǐ bú zài bǎo liú huò shǐ yòng
Word origin
丢 (diū, "throw away; lose") + 掉 (diào, "away; off") combines an act of letting go with a result of separation, so the object ends up away from the person keeping it.
Usage tips
- English speakers may expect a clear choice between discard and lose, but the same Chinese verb can cover both, so the object and situation show whether the action is intentional.