Chinese word

丢

Pronunciation

Pinyindiū

Meaning

  • verblose

Example

我把钥匙丢了。wǒ bǎ yào shi diū le

I lost the key.

Illustration for 丢 (lose)

More examples

出租车下车后，他发现把包丢在座位上了。chū zū chē xià chē hòu tā fā xiàn bǎ bāo diū zài zuò wèi shàng le

After getting out of the taxi, he realized that he had left his bag on the seat.

Core concept

A thing is moved away from its proper place, with the result that it is absent, missing, or discarded.

Common phrases

  • 把...丢在...bǎ diū zài

    leave ___ at ___

  • 丢下diū xià

    leave behind

  • 丢面子diū miàn zi

    lose face

Similar words

掉diào: Falling naturally from a place and moving downward.
丢失diū shī: Losing an object or document so that it can no longer be found, in a somewhat formal way.
失去shī qù: No longer having an ability, opportunity, or relationship.
扔rēng: Throwing a held object forcefully away from the body.

Definition in Chinese

使物品离开原处，既可表示无意中失去，也可表示有意抛出或丢弃。shǐ wù pǐn lí kāi yuán chù jì kě biǎo shì wú yì zhōng shī qù yě kě biǎo shì yǒu yì pāo chū huò diū qì

Word origin

丢 (diū, "throw away") developed from an earlier verb for sending something away, and its modern uses retain that basic idea in both accidental loss and intentional disposal.

Usage tips

  • The same verb appears in 丢脸 (diūliǎn, "lose face"), where the missing thing is not an object but a person's social standing, a useful everyday extension of its concrete sense.

Other meanings

  • throw awayverb
  • throwverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 丢下diū xiàleave behindverb
  • 丢三落四diū sān là sìcarelessidiom

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