失掉 (shī diào) — to lose (something); to miss (an opportunity)

Definition

More formal/written way to say 'lose' (things, opportunities, confidence), especially in abstract or consequential contexts. The plain everyday verb 丢 (HSK 2) is the casual spoken equivalent for losing a physical object.

verb

to lose (something)to miss (an opportunity)

Examples

失掉。
Tā chū mén shí bù xiǎo xīn shī diào le qián bāo.
He accidentally lost his wallet while going out.
失掉，。
shī diào Le zhè ge jī huì, jiù hěn nán zài yù dào le.
If you miss this opportunity, it will be hard to come across it again.
失掉。
Jiē lián shī bài ràng tā shī diào le xìn xīn.
Repeated failures made him lose confidence.

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