Hanzi

to lose/to miss/to fail

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

shī, yì

Bopomofo

ㄕ, ㄧˋ

Jyutping

sat1

Example sentences

失去 shīqù
他失去了信心。

He lost his confidence.

痛苦 tòngkǔ
失去親人是件痛苦的事。
失去亲人是件痛苦的事。

Losing a loved one is a painful thing.

失敗乃成功之母。
失败乃成功之母。

Failure is the mother of success.

zhī
失敗是成功之母。
失败是成功之母。

Failure is the mother of success.

失望 shīwàng
他對結果感到非常失望。
他对结果感到非常失望。

He felt very disappointed with the result.

lìng
這個消息令人失望。
这个消息令人失望。

This news is disappointing.

失眠 shīmián
他因為工作壓力太大,最近經常失眠。
他因为工作压力太大,最近经常失眠。

He has been suffering from insomnia lately because of too much work pressure.

催眠 cuīmián
醫生利用催眠來治療失眠。
医生利用催眠来治疗失眠。

The doctor uses hypnosis to treat insomnia.

消失 xiāoshī
他的身影漸漸消失在人群中。
他的身影渐渐消失在人群中。

His figure gradually disappeared into the crowd.

笑容 xiàoróng
看到孩子燦爛的笑容,所有的疲勞都消失了。
看到孩子灿烂的笑容,所有的疲劳都消失了。

Seeing the child's brilliant smile, all fatigue disappeared.

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