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输shūto lose; to be beaten

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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. 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?

  1. 我们输了。

    Wǒmen shū le.

    We lost.

  2. 今天的比赛我们输了。

    Jīntiān de bǐsài wǒmen shū le.

    We lost today's match.

  3. 我输给同学了。

    Wǒ shū gěi tóngxué le.

    I lost to my classmate.

  4. 二班没有输。

    Èr bān méiyǒu shū.

    Class two did not lose.

How is 输 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    今天下午有比赛。

    Jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu bǐsài.

    There is a match this afternoon.

  2. Speaker B:

    我知道。二班很强。

    Wǒ zhīdào. Èr bān hěn qiáng.

    I know. Class two is very strong.

  3. Speaker A:

    你觉得我们会输吗?

    Nǐ juéde wǒmen huì shū ma?

    Do you think we will lose?

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

Can you use 输 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我们___了。(We lost.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "I lost to my classmate"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 二班没有___。(Class two did not lose.)

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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.