Chinese word

失物

Pronunciation

Pinyinshī wù

Meaning

  • nounlost item

Example

请到服务台认领失物。qǐng dào fú wù tái rèn lǐng shī wù

Please go to the service desk to claim the lost item.

Illustration for 失物 (lost item)

More examples

我在公园捡到一个钱包，把它作为失物交给了警察。wǒ zài gōng yuán jiǎn dào yí gè qián bāo bǎ tā zuò wéi shī wù jiāo gěi le jǐng chá

I found a wallet in the park and handed it in to the police as a lost item.

Core concept

Something that has slipped away from its owner and remains to be found or claimed.

Common phrases

  • 上交失物shàng jiāo shī wù

    hand in a lost item

  • 存放失物cún fàng shī wù

    store a lost item

  • 领取失物líng qǔ shī wù

    claim a lost item

  • 失物招领处shī wù zhāo lǐng chù

    lost-and-found office

Similar words

失主shī zhǔ: The owner of a lost belonging.
遗失物yí shī wù: An item that has been lost, often used in formal notices or records.
失物招领shī wù zhāo lǐng: A lost-and-found service, office, or notice for returning lost belongings to their owners.
拾得物shí dé wù: An item belonging to someone else that has been found and picked up.

Definition in Chinese

指被人或自己不慎丢失、需寻找或认领的东西。zhǐ bèi rén huò zì jǐ bú shèn diū shī xū xún zhǎo huò rèn lǐng de dōng xī

Word origin

失物 (shīwù, "lost item") combines 失 (shī, "lose") with 物 (wù, "thing"), giving the sense of a thing that has been lost.

Usage tips

  • Public notices and service desks use this noun for belongings waiting for their owners, especially in places such as stations, shops, and offices.

Opposites

  • 拾得物shí dé wùfound itemnoun

Related words

  • 失物启事shī wù qǐ shìlost-item noticenoun
  • 失物招领处shī wù zhāo lǐng chùlost-and-found officenoun

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