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失
Mandarin: shi1
Definitions
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to miss
  3. 3 to fail
  4. 4 to make a mistake
  5. 5 a mistake
  6. 6 an error
  7. 7 a failure
  8. 8 an omission
  9. 9 to neglect
  10. 10 to let slip
  11. 11 as a verbal prefix, similar to 'mis-'
  12. 12 'mal-'
  13. 13 'in-'
  14. 14 'im-'
  15. 15 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
失
[[lost]] | sāt fung 失風 — [to lose wind] to be arrested (OS). | sāt gēng
Words containing 失
失蹄
to stumble (horse); ['making an unexpected failure or mistake' when use in the p
失蹤
to disappear; to be missing; to be unaccounted for
失職
neglect one's duty
失德
Misconduct
迷失
become lost, not know one's location
失守
loss of control or commanding rights; fall into enemy hands
失禮死人
noun; breach of etiquette, impolite or feel embarrassed, humiliated
幼失恃怙
to lose one's parents at a young age
失聰
become deaf; to turn deaf
寄失
lost in the post
失音
[med.] aphonia; loss of voice
哀失
bereavement
喪失
lose, forfeit
不容有失
there is no room for error
無心之失
a mishap; a unintentional mistake
貪小失大
covet a little and lose a lot; seek small gains but incur big losses; penny wise
失傳
not transmitted; no longer extant; lost in transmission
失常性
[醫]: disorder (lit., "not normal nature")
失學
to deprived of schooling opportunities; to have to stop school because of circum
失聲
cry out involuntarily; lose one's voice
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