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

Definição

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)

Exemplos

  • 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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