"at a loss" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
没法 沒法 méi fǎ at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice syn
迷茫 mí máng vast and indistinct / perplexed / bewildered / at a loss syn
茫然 máng rán adj. blankly / vacantly / at a loss syn
迷惘 mí wǎng perplexed / at a loss syn
爽然若失 shuǎng rán ruò shī at a loss / confused / not know what to do next
进退失据 進退失據 jìn tuì shī jù no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / at a loss / in a hopeless situation
没有法 沒有法 méi yǒu fǎ at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
爽然 shuǎng rán open and happy / carefree / at a loss / confused
自失 zì shī at a loss
茫然失措 máng rán shī cuò at a loss (idiom)
Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
损失 損失 sǔn shī v., n. loss / damage / CL:個|个[ge4] / to lose / to suffer damage syn
遭受 zāo shòu v. to suffer / to sustain (loss, misfortune) syn
损伤 損傷 sǔn shāng v. to harm / to damage / to injure / impairment / loss / disability syn
失落 shī luò v., adj. to lose (sth) / to drop (sth) / to feel a sense of loss / frustrated / disappointment / loss
不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss syn
纠结 糾結 jiū jié to intertwine / to band together (with) / to link up (with) / twisted / tangled / confused / to be at a loss / to struggle (mentally) with (sth) / to overthink syn
输赢 輸贏 shū yíng win or loss / outcome syn
走漏 zǒu lòu v. to leak (information, secrets etc) / to smuggle and evade tax / to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc) syn
死心 sǐ xīn v. to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about
牺牲品 犧牲品 xī shēng pǐn sacrificial victim / sb who is expendable / item sold at a loss syn
手足无措 手足無措 shǒu zú wú cuò at a loss to know what to do (idiom) / bewildered syn
闪失 閃失 shǎn shī mishap / accident / accidental loss syn
无所适从 無所適從 wú suǒ shì cóng not knowing which course to follow (idiom) / at a loss what to do syn
痛失 tòng shī to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc) / to miss out on (an opportunity) / to fail to gain (victory etc) 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
亏损 虧損 kuī sǔn v. deficit / (financial) loss syn
蒙受 méng shòu to suffer / to sustain (loss) syn
失措 shī cuò to be at a loss
有失 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions) syn
亏本 虧本 kuī běn v. to make a loss syn
虚脱 虛脫 xū tuō to collapse (from dehydration or loss of blood) / heat exhaustion syn
情变 情變 qíng biàn loss of love / breakup of a relationship
挂失 掛失 guà shī v. to report the loss of something syn
赔本 賠本 péi běn loss / to sustain losses syn
抵偿 抵償 dǐ cháng to compensate / to make good (a financial loss) syn
破财 破財 pò cái bankrupt / to suffer financial loss syn
盈亏 盈虧 yíng kuī profit and loss / waxing and waning syn
语塞 語塞 yǔ sè to be at a loss for words / speechless
误工 誤工 wù gōng to be late for or absent from work / to disrupt one's work / to cause a holdup in the work / loss of working time / a holdup syn
损益 損益 sǔn yì profit and loss / increase and decrease syn
塑身 sù shēn body sculpting (weight loss and exercise)
扭亏 扭虧 niǔ kuī to make good a deficit / to reverse a loss syn
哑口无言 啞口無言 yǎ kǒu wú yán dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom) / left speechless / at a loss for words syn
大惑不解 dà huò bù jiě to be at a loss (idiom) syn
张口结舌 張口結舌 zhāng kǒu jié shé agape and tongue-tied (idiom) / at a loss for words / gaping and speechless syn
割肉 gē ròu to cut some meat / to cut off a piece of flesh / (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss
灭失 滅失 miè shī loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law)
损益表 損益表 sǔn yì biǎo income statement (US) / profit and loss account (UK)
死要面子 sǐ yào miàn zi to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable
消渴 xiāo kě condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
防损 防損 fáng sǔn loss prevention
shé v. to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) syn
péi v. to compensate for loss / to indemnify / to suffer a financial loss syn
zhé v. to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book syn
hàn regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction) syn
报失 報失 bào shī report the loss to the authorities concerned syn
失语症 失語症 shī yǔ zhèng aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
鸡飞蛋打 雞飛蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken / a dead loss (idiom) syn
血晕 血暈 xuè yùn coma caused by loss of blood / fainting at the sight of blood / Taiwan pr. [xie3 yun1]
人财两空 人財兩空 rén cái liǎng kōng (idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well / to get burned both romantically and financially
堕云雾中 墮雲霧中 duò yún wù zhōng lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom) / fig. at a complete loss
摸不着头脑 摸不著頭腦 mō bu zháo tóu nǎo to be unable to make any sense of the matter / to be at a loss
收之桑榆 shōu zhī sāng yú to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom) / to compensate later for one's earlier loss / what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts / see 失之東隅,收之桑榆|失之东隅,收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]
欲益反损 欲益反損 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears.
无言可对 無言可對 wú yán kě duì unable to reply (idiom) / left speechless / at a loss for words
赔了夫人又折兵 賠了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) / fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
惘然若失 wǎng rán ruò shī lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom) / fig. to be at a loss / perplexed / frustrated syn
停损点 停損點 tíng sǔn diǎn (finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price) / see 止損點|止损点[zhi3 sun3 dian3]
止损点 止損點 zhǐ sǔn diǎn (finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)
止损 止損 zhǐ sǔn (finance) stop-loss / to sell a security in response to its price dropping to one's stop-loss point 止損點|止损点[zhi3 sun3 dian3]
不赀之损 不貲之損 bù zī zhī sǔn (idiom) An immeasurable loss / an extremely great loss.
得不补失 得不補失 dé bù bǔ shī (idiom) The benefit gained does not make up for the loss incurred. It means that the gain is outweighed by the loss.
折本买卖 shé běn mǎi mài (idiom) A loss-making business or deal. More broadly, it refers to any undertaking or situation in which one suffers a loss.
掂梢折本 diān shāo shé běn (idiom) To put up money and suffer a loss / to operate at a loss.
失血性贫血 失血性貧血 shī xuè xìng pín xuè blood loss anemia
倒赔 倒賠 dào péi to sustain loss in trade
停损单 停損單 tíng sǔn dān stop-loss order (finance)
停止损失 停止損失 tíng zhǐ sǔn shī stop loss order SL / compulsory halt to stock trading when prices fall to predetermined level
失之东隅,收之桑榆 失之東隅,收之桑榆 shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom) / to compensate later for one's earlier loss / what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
失语 失語 shī yǔ to let slip / loss of speech (e.g. as a result of brain damage) / aphasia
差之毫厘,失之千里 差之毫釐,失之千里 chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile
折本 shé běn a loss / to lose money syn
折耗 shé hào loss of goods / damage to goods / shrinkage
折钱 折錢 shé qián a loss / to lose money
抛补 拋補 pāo bǔ cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
提列 tí liè to make provision (against a loss) / a bookkeeping entry
满招损,谦受益 滿招損,謙受益 mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit / pride comes before a fall
亏折 虧折 kuī zhé to make a capital loss
亏本出售 虧本出售 kuī běn chū shòu to sell at a loss
进行性失语 進行性失語 jìn xíng xìng shī yǔ progressive aphasia / gradual loss of speech
见红 見紅 jiàn hóng (coll.) to bleed (esp. vaginal bleeding) / to suffer a financial loss
未实现的外汇损益 unrealized exchange gain / loss
限制使用失去效率 loss of containment
失能收入损失保险 shī néng shōu rù sǔn shī bǎo xiǎn loss of income insurance
臭氧层损耗 ozone layer loss
职等内降一级或多级 loss of one or more steps in grade
不盈不亏基础 bù yíng bù kuī jī chǔ no-profit, no-loss basis
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