丢 (diū) — to lose; to misplace; to throw away; to discard
Definition
丢 covers two everyday senses in one verb: 'to lose/misplace' and 'to throw away'. For 'lose' it's more colloquial than 失去; for 'throw' it's more casual than 扔.
verb
to loseto misplaceto throw awayto discard
Examples
- 丢，。Tā diū le yào shi, jìn bù liǎo mén.He lost his keys and can't get in.
- 丢。Qǐng bǎ lā jī diū jìn lā jī tǒng.Please throw the garbage into the trash can.
- 。Wǒ jué dìng diū diào zhè ge huài xí guàn.I decided to get rid of this bad habit.
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