丢diūto lose
丢 (diū) means "to lose," "to put aside," or "to throw." 我丢了一本书 says I lost a book. 我在学校把书丢了 says I lost the book at school. 请把问题丢在一边 says please put the question aside. 请把球丢给我 says please throw the ball to me. Losing, setting aside, and throwing are separate senses here.
What does 丢 mean?
- 1.
to loseverb
- 2.
to put asideverb
- 3.
to throwverb
What does the character 丢 mean?
- 丢to lose
How do you use 丢?
丢 can mean something is lost, as in 丢了书, it can send something to a person, as in 丢给, and 丢在一边 puts something aside.
Patterns
丢了 + Noun
我丢了一本书。
Wǒ diū le yì běn shū.
I lost a book.
把 + Noun + 丢了
我在学校把书丢了。
Wǒ zài xuéxiào bǎ shū diū le.
I lost the book at school.
把 + Noun + 丢给 + Person
请把球丢给我。
Qǐng bǎ qiú diū gěi wǒ.
Please throw the ball to me.
What are some examples of 丢 in a sentence?
How is 丢 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你今天丢东西了吗?
Nǐ jīntiān diū dōngxi le ma?
Did you lose something today?
- Speaker B:
我今天丢了一本书。
Wǒ jīntiān diū le yì běn shū.
I lost a book today.
- Speaker A:
你在学校把书丢了吗?
Nǐ zài xuéxiào bǎ shū diū le ma?
Did you lose the book at school?
- Speaker B:
我在学校把书丢了。
Wǒ zài xuéxiào bǎ shū diū le.
I lost the book at school.
Can you use 丢 correctly?
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Related words
- 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for; to find; to seekHSK 1
- 失去shī qùto loseHSK 4
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- 书shūbookHSK 1
- 忘wàngto forgetHSK 2
- 掉diàoto fall; to dropHSK 4
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.