走失 (zǒu shī) — (of a person/animal) to get lost, to go missing; (of an object) to be lost, to disappear; (of food or flavor) to lose its original character or freshness
Definition
Used when a person or animal wanders off and cannot be found, or when food/flavor loses its original character. Note: 走失 is more often written, while 迷路 is the everyday spoken word for a person losing their way.
verb
(of a person/animal) to get lostto go missing(of an object) to be lostto disappear(of food or flavor) to lose its original character or freshness
Examples
- 走失。Nà ge hái zi zuó tiān zài shāng chǎng lǐ zǒu shī le.That child got lost in the mall yesterday.
- ，。Wǒ men zhǎo le sān tiān, zhōng yú zhǎo dào le zǒu shī de lǎo rén.We searched for three days and finally found the elderly person who had wandered off.
- ，走失。Zhè zhòng cài fàng jiǔ le, wèi dào yǐ jīng zǒu shī le.This dish has been sitting too long; its flavor has already been lost.
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