Hanzi
Traditional
丟
Simplified
丢

to lose/to put aside/to throw

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

diū

Bopomofo

ㄉㄧㄡ

Jyutping

diu1

Example sentences

丟 / 丢 diū
不要隨地亂丟垃圾。
不要随地乱丢垃圾。

Do not litter anywhere.

哭泣 kūqì
她因為弄丟了最心愛的娃娃而傷心地哭泣。
她因为弄丢了最心爱的娃娃而伤心地哭泣。

She wept sadly because she lost her favorite doll.

丟人 / 丢人 diūrén
這種作弊的行為真的很丟人。
这种作弊的行为真的很丢人。

This kind of cheating behavior is really disgraceful.

丟失 / 丢失 diūshī
我昨天丟失了錢包。
我昨天丢失了钱包。

I lost my wallet yesterday.

四處 / 四处 sìchù
我們四處尋找丟失的小狗。
我们四处寻找丢失的小狗。

We looked everywhere for the lost puppy.

丟掉 / 丢掉 diūdiào
請把這些垃圾丟掉。
请把这些垃圾丢掉。

Please throw away this trash.

用處 / 用处 yòngchu
這個舊瓶子還有很多用處，不要把它丟掉。
这个旧瓶子还有很多用处，不要把它丢掉。

This old bottle still has many uses, don't throw it away.

丟棄 / 丢弃 diūqì
在公共場所不可隨意丟棄垃圾。
在公共场所不可随意丢弃垃圾。

Do not discard trash at will in public places.

丟三落四 / 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì
他總是丟三落四的，真拿他沒辦法。
他总是丢三落四的，真拿他没办法。

He is always so forgetful, I really don't know what to do with him.

大大咧咧 dàdàliěliě
他這個人總是大大咧咧的，很容易丟三落四。
他这个人总是大大咧咧的，很容易丢三落四。

He is always very casual and careless, often forgetting things.

Example Vocabulary

丟

diu1

to throw; to lose; to discard

丟下

丟人

diu1'ren2

to lose face; to be disgraceful; to be scandalous

丟失

diu1'shi1

to lose; to misplace

丟掉

diu1'diao4

to throw away; to lose

丟棄

diu1'qi4

to discard; to throw away; to abandon

丟三落四

diu1'san1'la4'si4

forgetful; scatterbrained; always losing things

丟丑

丟命

丟面子

diu1'mian4'zi

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