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shī

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English Definition	to lose; to miss; to fail
Simplified Script	失
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	shī
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	sat¹
Part of Speech	(形) adjective
Proficiency Test Level	TOCFL=7

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Words With Same Head Word
失去	shīqù	to lose
失恋	shīliàn	to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted
失败	shībài	to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat
失望	shīwàng	disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
失眠	shīmián	to suffer from insomnia

Words With Same Tail Word
损失	sǔnshī	loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage
消失	xiāoshī	to disappear; to fade away
丧失	sàngshī	to lose; to forfeit
迷失	míshī	to lose (one's bearings); to get lost
流失	liúshī	(of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained

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