输shūto lose; to be beaten
输 (shū) means "to lose; to be beaten." 我们输了 says we lost. 今天的比赛我们输了 says we lost today's match. 我输给同学了 says I lost to my classmate. 二班没有输 says class two did not lose. All of these sentences use that same sense.
What does 输 mean?
- 1.
to lose; to be beatenverb
What does the character 输 mean?
- 输to lose; to be beaten
How do you use 输?
输了 can say that someone lost, and 输给 can name the person they lost to.
Patterns
输了
我们输了。
Wǒmen shū le.
We lost.
没有 + 输
二班没有输。
Èr bān méiyǒu shū.
Class two did not lose.
输给 + Person
我输给同学了。
Wǒ shū gěi tóngxué le.
I lost to my classmate.
What are some examples of 输 in a sentence?
How is 输 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
今天下午有比赛。
Jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu bǐsài.
There is a match this afternoon.
- Speaker B:
我知道。二班很强。
Wǒ zhīdào. Èr bān hěn qiáng.
I know. Class two is very strong.
- Speaker A:
你觉得我们会输吗?
Nǐ juéde wǒmen huì shū ma?
Do you think we will lose?
- Speaker B:
我不觉得。我们昨天的比赛没有输。
Wǒ bù juéde. Wǒmen zuótiān de bǐsài méiyǒu shū.
I do not think so. We did not lose yesterday's match.
- Speaker A:
二班的同学跑得很快。
Èr bān de tóngxué pǎo de hěn kuài.
The classmates in class two run very fast.
- Speaker B:
他们跑得快,可是我们也可以赢。
Tāmen pǎo de kuài, kěshì wǒmen yě kěyǐ yíng.
They run fast, but we can also win.
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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.