失去 shī qù to lose syn 失望 shī wàng disappointed / to lose hope / to despair syn 失败 失敗 shī bài to be defeated / to lose / to fail (e.g. experiments) / failure / defeat / CL:次[ci4] syn 损失 損失 sǔn shī loss / damage / CL:個|个[ge4] / to lose / to suffer damage syn 发疯 發瘋 fā fēng to go mad / to go crazy / to lose one's mind syn 失 shī to lose / to miss / to fail syn 昏迷 hūn mí to lose consciousness / to be in a coma / stupor / coma / stunned / disoriented syn 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 迷路 mí lù to lose the way / lost / labyrinth / labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) syn 丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face / humiliation syn 丢掉 丟掉 diū diào to lose / to throw away / to discard / to cast away syn 迷失 mí shī to lose (one's bearings) / to get lost syn 失业 失業 shī yè unemployment / to lose one's job syn 丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face syn 减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi to lose weight 丧失 喪失 sàng shī to lose / to forfeit syn 行踪 行蹤 xíng zōng whereabouts / (lose) track (of) syn 丢失 丟失 diū shī to lose / to misplace syn 发脾气 發脾氣 fā pí qì to lose one's temper / to fly into a rage / to throw a tantrum syn 转向 轉向 zhuàn xiàng to get lost / to lose one's way syn 丧命 喪命 sàng mìng to lose one's life syn 失效 shī xiào to fail / to lose effectiveness syn 失落 shī luò to lose (sth) / to drop (sth) / to feel a sense of loss / frustrated / disappointment / loss 送命 sòng mìng to lose one's life / to get killed syn 光彩 guāng cǎi luster / splendor / radiance / brilliance syn 灭绝 滅絕 miè jué to become extinct / to die out / to lose (sth abstract) completely / to exterminate syn 沉迷 chén mí to be engrossed / to be absorbed with / to lose oneself in / to be addicted to syn 失血 shī xuè to lose blood / to hemorrhage / (fig.) to suffer losses (financial etc) 没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life / to die / recklessly / desperately syn 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng to die / to lose one's life syn 失明 shī míng to lose one's eyesight / to become blind / blindness syn 失手 shī shǒu a slip / miscalculation / unwise move / accidentally / by mistake / to lose control / to be defeated syn 失窃 失竊 shī qiè to lose by theft / to have one's property stolen syn 遗失 遺失 yí shī to lose / to leave behind (inadvertently) syn 惊慌失措 驚慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) syn 不省人事 bù xǐng rén shì to lose consciousness / unconscious / in a coma syn 灰心 huī xīn to lose heart / to be discouraged syn 动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat syn 失恋 失戀 shī liàn to lose one's love / to break up (in a romantic relationship) / to feel jilted 失态 失態 shī tài to forget one's manners / to forget oneself / to lose self-control (in a situation) syn 失利 shī lì to lose / to suffer defeat syn 失足 shī zú to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life syn 光泽 光澤 guāng zé luster / gloss syn 迷途 mí tú to lose one's way syn 战败 戰敗 zhàn bài to lose a war syn 脱毛 脫毛 tuō máo to lose hair or feathers / to molt / depilation / to shave 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately syn 赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money / to pay for damages syn 走失 zǒu shī lost / missing / to lose (sb in one's charge) / to get lost / to wander away / to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc) / to lose meaning (in translation) syn 色泽 色澤 sè zé color and luster syn 输给 輸給 shū gěi to lose to (sb) / to be outdone by syn 失散 shī sàn to lose touch with / missing / scattered / separated from 失掉 shī diào to lose / to miss syn 落叶 落葉 luò yè dead leaves / to lose leaves (of plants) / deciduous 落选 落選 luò xuǎn to fail to be chosen (or elected) / to lose an election syn 倾家荡产 傾家蕩產 qīng jiā dàng chǎn to lose a family fortune (idiom) syn 机不可失 機不可失 jī bù kě shī No time to lose! (idiom) 败诉 敗訴 bài sù to lose a lawsuit syn 失声 失聲 shī shēng to lose one's voice / (to cry out) involuntarily syn 脱发 脫髮 tuō fà to lose one's hair / hair loss / alopecia 失聪 失聰 shī cōng to go deaf / to lose one's hearing / deafness / hearing loss syn 身败名裂 身敗名裂 shēn bài míng liè to lose one's standing / to have one's reputation swept away / a complete defeat and fall from grace syn 破处 破處 pò chǔ to break the hymen / to lose virginity 现世 現世 xiàn shì this life / to lose face / to be disgraced syn 走样 走樣 zǒu yàng to lose shape / to deform syn 失身 shī shēn to lose one's virginity / to lose one's chastity 失而复得 失而復得 shī ér fù dé to lose sth and then regain it (idiom) syn 丢面子 丟面子 diū miàn zi to lose face syn 失神 shī shén absent-minded / to lose spirit / despondent syn 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn 失色 shī sè to lose color / to turn pale syn 闻风丧胆 聞風喪膽 wén fēng sàng dǎn hear the wind and lose gall (idiom) / terror-stricken at the news syn 付之东流 付之東流 fù zhī dōng liú to commit to the waters (idiom) / to lose sth irrevocably syn 增光 zēng guāng to add luster / to add glory syn 倒贴 倒貼 dào tiē to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money) 事不宜迟 事不宜遲 shì bù yí chí the matter should not be delayed / there's no time to lose syn 掉色 diào sè to lose color / to fade / also pr. [diao4 shai3] syn 失势 失勢 shī shì to lose power and influence 失地 shī dì to lose territory / lost territory syn 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts syn 失宠 失寵 shī chǒng to lose favor / in disfavor / disgraced syn 韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) syn 顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other 因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom) syn 脱色 脫色 tuō sè to lose color / to turn pale / to bleach / to fade syn 丧志 喪志 sàng zhì to become demoralized / to lose one's sense of purpose syn 扣分 kòu fēn to deduct marks (when grading school work) / to have marks deducted / penalty points / to lose points for a penalty or error 发白 發白 fā bái to turn pale / to lose color / to go white 连败 連敗 lián bài consecutive defeats / to lose several times in a row 失忆 失憶 shī yì to lose one's memory 输掉 輸掉 shū diào to lose 迷津 mí jīn a maze / to lose the way / bewildering syn 弄丢 弄丟 nòng diū to lose 不失时机 不失時機 bù shī shí jī to seize the opportune moment / to lose no time 得意忘形 dé yì wàng xíng so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy syn 滑倒 huá dǎo to slip (lose one's footing) 瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster / the pros outweigh the cons (idiom) syn 走形 zǒu xíng out of shape / to lose shape / to deform syn 