挂失 (guà shī) — to report the loss of (a bank card, ID, passport, etc.)
Definition
挂失 is not just 'losing' something — it's the formal step of reporting a lost document or card to the issuing authority so it can be voided. 丢失 is the act of losing; 挂失 is what you do at the bank or police station afterwards.
verb
to report the loss of (a bank card, ID, passport, etc.)
Examples
- ，挂失。Wǒ de yín háng kǎ diū le, dé qù yín háng guà shī.My bank card is lost, I have to go to the bank to report the loss.
- 挂失。Qǐng jǐn kuài dào gōng ān jú guà shī shēn fèn zhèng.Please go to the public security bureau as soon as possible to report the loss of your ID card.
- 挂失。Tā zài yín háng bàn le guà shī shǒu xù.He went through the loss-report procedure at the bank.
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