丢

diū

to lose; to put aside; to throw

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 丟

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丢

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

丢
  • 丢失diūshīto loseB5
  • 丢脸diūliǎnto lose faceB7
  • 丢弃diūqìto discardB7
  • 丢人diūrénto lose faceB7
  • 丢三落四diūsān-làsìforgetfulB7

See it in sentences

我的手机丢了。

I lost my phone.

他丢了工作。

He lost his job.