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丢diūto lose

HSK 3word

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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. 1.

    to loseverb

  2. 2.

    to put asideverb

  3. 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?

  1. 我丢了一本书。

    Wǒ diū le yì běn shū.

    I lost a book.

  2. 我在学校把书丢了。

    Wǒ zài xuéxiào bǎ shū diū le.

    I lost the book at school.

  3. 请把问题丢在一边。

    Qǐng bǎ wèntí diū zài yìbiān.

    Please put the question aside.

  4. 请把球丢给我。

    Qǐng bǎ qiú diū gěi wǒ.

    Please throw the ball to me.

How is 丢 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你今天丢东西了吗?

    Nǐ jīntiān diū dōngxi le ma?

    Did you lose something today?

  2. Speaker B:

    我今天丢了一本书。

    Wǒ jīntiān diū le yì běn shū.

    I lost a book today.

  3. 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?

  4. 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?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___了一本书。(I lost a book.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Please throw the ball to me"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 请把问题___在一边。(Please put the question aside.)

What should you learn next?

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.