失去shī qùto lose
失去 (shī qù) means "to lose." It appears in 他失去了工作。 (He lost his job.) and 我不想失去这个机会。 (I don't want to lose this chance.) When asked why they are unhappy, B replies 我失去了工作。 (I lost my job.) A then reassures B that they will find a new job.
What does 失去 mean?
- 1.
to loseverb
What do the characters in 失去 mean?
- 失to lose
- 去not compositional here
How do you use 失去?
See it in 失去工作 and 失去机会
What are some examples of 失去 in a sentence?
How is 失去 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你怎么不高兴?
Nǐ zěnme bù gāoxìng?
Why are you unhappy?
- Speaker B:
我失去了工作。
Wǒ shīqù le gōngzuò.
I lost my job.
- Speaker A:
你一定能找到新的工作。
Nǐ yídìng néng zhǎodào xīn de gōngzuò.
You'll definitely find a new job.
- Speaker B:
谢谢你。
Xièxie nǐ.
Thank you.
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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.