Chinese word

损失

Pronunciation

Pinyinsǔn shī

Meaning

  • verblose

Example

他在投资中损失了很多钱。tā zài tóu zī zhōng sǔn shī le hěn duō qián

He lost a lot of money on an investment.

Illustration for 损失 (lose)

More examples

公司因为管理不善，损失了很多客户。gōng sī yīn wèi guán lǐ bú shàn sǔn shī le hěn duō kè hù

The company lost many customers because of poor management.

Core concept

A person or organization ends up with less wealth, benefit, or opportunity after something goes wrong.

Common phrases

  • 损失客户sǔn shī kè hù

    lose customers

  • 损失机会sǔn shī jī huì

    lose an opportunity

  • 损失收入sǔn shī shōu rù

    lose income

Similar words

失去shī qù: No longer have a person, opportunity, or valued thing because it has gone away.
丢失diū shī: Lose a physical item or document so that it is no longer in one's possession.
亏损kuī sǔn: Suffer a financial loss when expenses are greater than income.
损害sǔn hài: Harm property, rights, health, or another valuable interest.

Definition in Chinese

使财产、利益、机会等失去或减少，造成不利。shǐ cái chǎn lì yì jī huì děng shī qù huò jián shǎo zào chéng bú lì

Word origin

损 (sǔn, "reduce or harm") + 失 (shī, "lose") form a compound for a harmful reduction or loss of something valuable.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word commonly takes money, property, profit, or a practical opportunity as its object, making it useful for describing concrete setbacks.

Other meanings

  • take a lossverb
  • lossnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 损失额sǔn shī éloss amountnoun
  • 损失率sǔn shī lǜloss ratenoun

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