Chinese word

挂失

Pronunciation

Pinyinguà shī

Meaning

  • verbreport lost

Example

如果卡丢了，应该马上去银行挂失。rú guǒ kǎ diū le yīng gāi mǎ shàng qù yín háng guà shī

If the card is lost, you should immediately report it to the bank.

Illustration for 挂失 (report lost)

More examples

收到异常消费通知，他在手机银行上马上挂失了信用卡。shōu dào yì cháng xiāo fèi tōng zhī tā zài shǒu jī yín háng shàng mǎ shàng guà shī le xìn yòng kǎ

After receiving an alert about unusual spending, he immediately reported his credit card lost through his mobile banking app.

Core concept

An official notice that puts a lost card or document out of use.

Common phrases

  • 网上挂失wǎng shàng guà shī

    report a lost card through online banking

  • 柜台挂失guì tái guà shī

    report a lost card at the service counter

  • 办理挂失bàn lǐ guà shī

    process a loss report

Similar words

报失bào shī: Informing the proper authority that an item has been lost.
补办bǔ bàn: Having a new card or document made to replace a lost one.
冻结dòng jié: Temporarily blocking activity on an account or card.

Definition in Chinese

向有关单位报告丢失的证件、银行卡等，请求停止其使用或冻结账户以防止被他人冒用。xiàng yǒu guān dān wèi bào gào diū shī de zhèng jiàn yín háng kǎ děng qǐng qiú tíng zhǐ qí shǐ yòng huò dòng jié zhàng hù yǐ fáng zhǐ bèi tā rén mào yòng

Word origin

挂 (guà, "place on record") + 失 (shī, "lose") forms a compound for recording a loss so the item can be blocked.

Usage tips

  • In English, reporting a lost card can sound like simply giving information, but this Chinese verb usually signals a request for the institution to stop the card from working.

Other meanings

  • loss reportnoun

Opposites

  • 解挂jiě guàlift a lost-card blockverb

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