失 (sat1 | shi1 yi4) : mistake; omission; lose; neglect

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失

sat1

shi1 yi4

[1] [v] lose [2] [v] make a mistake; [n] mistake; omission [3] [v] let slip; neglect; miss

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 大 (#37)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

失

Don't confuse with:
矢

This word has been viewed 17865 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 16:32

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失竊 sat1 sit3 shi1 qie4 = stolen; to have one's property stolen

失戀 sat1 lyun2 shi1 lian4 = to lose one's love; lovelorn

丟失 diu1 sat1 diu1 shi1 = to lose; to have been lost; loss

失落 sat1 lok6 shi1 luo4 = to lose; to drop; to feel a sense of loss

失魂魚 sat1 wan4 jyu4*2 = absent-minded fellow 粵

走失 zau2 sat1 zou3 shi1 = wander away; be lost; be missing

蕩失路 dong6 sat1 lou6 = lost, to lose one's way 粵

失禮死人 sat1 lai5 sei2 jan4 shi1 li3 si3 ren2 = extremely embarrassing 粵

錯失 co3 sat1 cuo4 shi1 = fault; mistake; to miss (a chance)

失敗 sat1 baai6 shi1 bai4 = to fail; to lose; failure; loss

失望 sat1 mong6 shi1 wang4 = to lose hope; disappointment

失業 sat1 jip6 shi1 ye4 = to lose a job; unemployment

失業率 sat1 jip6 leot6*2 shi1 ye4 lv4 = unemployment rate

損失 syun2 sat1 sun3 shi1 = to lose; a loss; losses

失控 sat1 hung3 shi1 kong4 = to lose control

失禮 sat1 lai5 shi1 li3 = loss of face; pardon me; excuse me; lacking in manners

失蹤 sat1 zung1 shi1 zong1 = to disappear; to be missing; to be unaccounted for

失約 sat1 joek3 shi1 yue1 = to fail to keep an appointment

失事 sat1 si6 shi1 shi4 = have an accident

失去 sat1 heoi3 shi1 qu4 = to lose

失學 sat1 hok6 shi1 xue2 = to be unable to attend school

失掉 sat1 diu6 shi1 diao4 = to lose; to miss (an opportunity, a chance)

失效 sat1 haau6 shi1 xiao4 = to lose effectiveness

失誤 sat1 ng6 shi1 wu4 = error; to lapse; to miss; to err

遺失 wai4 sat1 yi2 shi1 = to lose sth. due to carelessness

消失 siu1 sat1 xiao1 shi1 = to disappear; to fade away

得不償失 dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1 de2 bu4 chang2 shi1 = (saying) the gains cannot make up for the losses; the losses outweigh the gains

失憶 sat1 jik1 shi1 yi4 = memory loss; amnesia

失憶症 sat1 jik1 zing3 shi1 yi4 zheng4 = amnesia; memory loss

精神失常 zing1 san4 sat1 soeng4 jing1 shen2 shi1 chang2 = mental aberration, lunacy

喪失 song3 sat1 sang4 shi1 = lose, forfeit

迷失 mai4 sat1 mi2 shi1 = become lost, not know one's location

失去平衡 sat1 heoi3 ping4 hang4 = overbalance (lit: "lose level/even measure")

失衡 sat1 hang4 = unbalance

過失 gwo3 sat1 guo4 shi1 = defect; fault

失手 sat1 sau2 shi1 shou3 = accidentally drop

失職 sat1 zik1 = neglect one's duty

失真 sat1 zan1 shi1 zhen1 = anamorphosis; distortion; to lack fidelity

得失 dak1 sat1 = gain and loss; success and failure

失眠症 sat1 min4 zing3 shi1 mian4 zheng4 = insomnia

失魂 sat1 wan4 shi1 hun2 = frightened or stricken (by sorrow), to lose one's wits

失威 sat1 wai1 = degrade

失蹄 sat1 tai4 = (horse) stumble

雞蟲得失 gai1 cung4 dak1 sat1 = (fight over) trifles, inconsequential matters, trivialities

慌失失 fong1 sat1 sat1 huang1 shi1 shi1 = jumpy; panicky 粵

交通失事 gaau1 tung1 sat1 si6 jiao1 tong1 shi1 shi4 = a traffic accident

不失時機 bat1 sat1 si4 gei1 bu4 shi1 shi2 ji1 = seize the opportune moment; lose no time 國

半失業 bun3 sat1 jip6 ban4 shi1 ye4 = semi-employed; partly employed; underemployed

大失所望 daai6 sat1 so2 mong6 da4 shi1 suo3 wang4 = greatly disappointed

失火 sat1 fo2 shi1 huo3 = catch fire; fire (alarm)

失明 sat1 ming4 shi1 ming2 = to become blind; blindness

失去意識 sat1 heoi3 ji3 sik1 shi1 qu4 yi4 shi4 = unconscious

失利 sat1 lei6 shi1 li4 = suffer defeat

失物認領 sat1 mat6 jing6 ling5 shi1 wu4 ren4 ling3 = Lost and Found

中年失業人士 zung1 nin4 sat1 jip6 jan4 si6 = middle-aged unemployed people

剛剛喪失親人的 gong1 gong1 song3 sat1 can1 jan4 dik1 gang1 gang1 sang4 shi1 qin1 ren2 de4 = [adj] bereaved 國

失業人士 sat1 jip6 jan4 si6 = the unemployed

失修 sat1 sau1 shi1 xiu1 = disrepair, in a poor state of repair

失分 sat1 fan6 = lost ground

失言 sat1 jin4 = gaffe

失車 sat1 ce1 = missing vehicles, stolen vehicles

只許成功不許失敗 zi2 heoi2 sing4 gung1, bat1 heoi2 sat1 baai6 zhi3 xu3 cheng2 gong1 bu4 xu3 shi1 bai4 = Only allow success, not allow failure

報失 bou3 sat1 bao4 shi1 = report the loss to the authorities concerned

失打 sat1 daa2 = [a] a shutter (loanword)

人才流失 jan4 coi4 lau4 sat1 ren2 cai2 liu2 shi1 = brain drain

哀失 oi1 sat1 ai1 shi1 = bereavement

失寵 sat1 cung2 shi1 chong3 = lose favor; be in disfavor; be disgraced

失意 sat1 ji3 shi1 yi4 = disappointed; frustrated

失信 sat1 seon3 shi1 xin4 = to break a promise

自動消失 zi6 dung6 siu1 sat1 = [n] disappear spontaneously or automatically

機不可失 gei1 bat1 ho2 sat1 ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1 = can't afford to lose the opportunity; not let the opportunity slip through one's fingers 國

必有一失 bit1 jau5 jat1 sat1 bi4 you3 yi1 shi1 = there is a certain error to be made

令人失望 ling6 jan4 sat1 mong6 ling4 ren2 shi1 wang4 = make one feel disappointed

失口 sat1 hau2 shi1 kou3 = a slip of the tongue

失血 sat1 hyut3 shi1 xie3 = lose blood

失音 sat1 jam1 shi1 yin1 = [med.] aphonia; loss of voice

失敬 sat1 ging3 shi1 jing4 = sorry, excuse me

遺失聲明 wai4 sat1 sing1 ming4 yi2 shi1 sheng1 ming2 = lost property notice

失學兒童 sat1 hok6 ji4 tung4 shi1 xue2 er2 tong2 = a dropout from school

蕩失 dong6 sat1 = to become lost; a maze

失禮人 sat1 lai5 jan4 = a person who has lost face

人有失足,馬有失蹄 jan4 jau5 sat1 zuk1, maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4 = everyone makes mistake sometimes (Syn: 人有錯手,馬有失蹄)

人有錯手,馬有失蹄 jan4 jau5 co3 sau2, maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4 = everyone makes mistake sometimes (Syn: 人有失足,馬有失蹄)

失驚無神 sat1 geng1 mou4 san4 = unexpectedly, suddenly

失失慌 sat1 sat1 fong1 = jumpy (als 慌失失)

失匙夾萬 sat1 si4 gaap3 maan6 = refers to a person cut off from family wealth

寄失 gei3 sat1 ji4 shi1 = lost in the post

寄失咗 gei3 sat1 zo2 = lost in the post 粵

寄失了 gei3 sat1 liu5 ji4 shi1 le5 = lost in the post 國

言多必失 jin4 do1 bit1 sat1 yan2 duo1 bi4 shi1 = the less said, the better

大驚失色 daai6 geng1 sat1 sik1 da4 jing1 shi1 se4 = to turn pale with fright

思覺失調 si1 gok3 sat1 tiu4 = psychosis; psychotic

失物 sat1 mat6 shi1 wu4 = lost object, lost things

失物招領 sat1 mat6 ziu1 leng5 shi1 wu4 zhao1 ling3 = (department for) lost and found

失當 sat1 dong3 shi1 dang4 = improper; inappropriate

失聲 sat1 seng1 /sing1 shi1 sheng1 = cry out involuntarily; lose one's voice

失調 sat1 tiu4 shi1 tiao2 = imbalance; dislocation; out of tune

失重 sat1 cung5 shi1 zhong4 = become weightless; zero gravity

失運 sat1 wan6 = bad luck 粵

失敗者 sat1 baai6 ze2 shi1 bai4 zhe3 = loser

失常性 sat1 soeng4 sing3 shi1 chang2 xing4 = [醫]: disorder (lit., "not normal nature")

城門失火 sing4 mun4 sat1 fo2 cheng2 men2 shi1 huo3 = a fire in the city gates

流離失所 lau4 lei4 sat1 so2 liu2 li2 shi1 suo3 = destitute and homeless; forced from one's home and wandering about, displaced

期望越高失望越大 kei4 mong6 jyut6 gou1 sat1 mong6 jyut6 daai6 qi1 (PRC) / qi2 (Taiwan) wang4 yue4 gao1 shi1 wang4 yue4 da4 = the higher your expectation, the greater your disappointment

失身 sat1 san1 shi1 shen1 = lose one's virginity

失敗乃成功之母 sat1 baai6 naai5 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5 = success comes from failure

一失足成千古恨 jat1 sat1 zuk1 sing4 cin1 gu2 han6 yi4 shi1 zu2 cheng2 qian1 gu3 hen4 = a moment's error can bring a lifelong regret

不過不失 bat1 gwo3 bat1 sat1 = neither good or bad 粵

失聰 sat1 cung1 shi1 cong1 = become deaf; to turn deaf

失準 sat1 zeon2 shi1 zhun3 = unable to reach the required standard; fallout. imprecision; mistake

雙失 soeng1 sat1 shuang1 shi1 = double loss

失而復得 sat1 ji4 fuk6 dak1 shi1 er2 fu4 de2 = regain; lose and win back; find again

冒失鬼 mou6 sat1 gwai2 mao4 shi1 gui3 = reckless person; hothead; daredevil

冒失 mou6 sat1 mao4 shi1 = reckless, abrupt, rash, presumptuous; boldness

有失遠迎 jau5 sat1 jyun5 jing4 you3 shi1 yuan3 ying2 = [expression] (polite way to say) sorry for not meeting you at the door

不容有失 bat1 yung4 yau5 sat1 bu4 rong2 you3 shi1 = there is no room for error

失傳 sat1 cyun4 shi1 chuan2 = not transmitted; no longer extant; lost in transmission

流失 lau4 sat1 liu2 shi1 = lose; to flow away; to be washed away

疏失 so1 sat1 shu1 shi1 = to make a (careless) mistake / oversight

得失人 dak1 sat1 jan4 de2 shi1 ren2 = offend someone 粵

顧此失彼 gu3 si2 sat1 bei2 gu4 ci3 shi1 bi3 = to focus on one thing and neglect another thing; pay attention to one aspect and overlook another

順得哥情失嫂意 seon6 dak1 go1 cing4 sat1 sou2 yi3 shun4 de5 ge1 qing2 shi1 sao3 yi4 = hard to please everybody 粵

失陪 sat1 pui4 shi1 pei2 = excuse me, pardon me

掛失 gwaa3 sat1 gua4 shi1 = to report something that has been lost

失態 sat1 taai3 shi1 tai4 = to act inappropriately, beneath one's dignity or breaching etiquette

失憶者 sat1 jik1 ze2 shi1 yi4 zhe3 = amnesiac

失策 sat1 caak3 shi1 ce4 = of a plan or strategy to fall flat; of a scheme to fail

失魂落魄 sat1 wan4 lok6 paak3 shi1 hun2 luo4 po4 = be petrified; panicky; panic-stricken

倉皇失措 cong1 wong4 sat1 cou3 cang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4 = be in panic; be panic-stricken

失款 sat1 fun2 shi1 kuan3 = lost money; money that has gone missing

失德 sat1 dak1 shi1 de2 = immoral

萬無一失 maan6 mou4 jat1 sat1 wan4 wu2 yi1 shi1 = 100% sure; completely safe

無心之失 mou4 sam1 zi1 sat1 wu2 xin1 zhi1 shi1 = a mishap; a unintentional mistake

失算 sat1 syun3 shi1 suan4 = miscalculate

失心瘋 sat1 sam1 fung1 shi1 xin1 feng1 = go insane; lose one's mind

失蹤者 sat1 zung1 ze2 shi1 zong1 zhe3 = missing peson

失散 sat1 saan3 shi1 san4 = be scattered; be separated from

貪小失大 taam1 siu2 sat1 daai6 tan1 xiao3 shi1 da4 = penny wise but pound foolish

相形失色 soeng1 jing4 sat1 sik1 xiang1 xing2 shi1 se4 = to be outshone

花容失色 faa1 jung4 sat1 sik1 hua1 rong2 shi1 se4 = turn pale (as from fear)

失業救濟金 sat1 jip6 gau3 zai3 gam1 shi1 ye4 jiu4 ji4 jin4 = dole

費時失事 fai3 si4 sat1 si6 fei4 shi2 shi1 shi4 = big waste of time; much ado about nothing

失眠 sat1 min4 shi1 mian2 = to lose sleep; insomnia

失敗是成功之母 sat1 baai6 si6 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5 shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3 = "Failure is the mother of success" (proverb)

失血性貧血 sat1 hyut3 sing3 pan4 hyut3 shi1 xue4/xie3 xing4 pin2 xue4/xie3 (PRC/Taiwan) = blood loss anemia

混合失語症 wan6 hap6 sat1 jyu5 zing3 hun4 he2 shi1 yu3 zheng4 = mixed aphasia

失語症 sat1 jyu5 zing3 shi1 yu3 zheng4 = aphasia (brain disorder causing inability to speak or comprehend language)

表達失語症 biu2 daat6 sat1 jyu5 zing3 biao3 da2 shi1 yu3 zheng4 = expressive aphasia

語音失語症 jyu5 jam1 sat1 jyu5 zing3 yu3 yin1 shi1 yu3 zheng4 = phonetic aphasia

塞翁失馬 coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 = a blessing in disguise

塞翁失馬,焉知非福 coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1 sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 yan1 zhi1 fei1 fu2 = misfortune may be a blessing in disguise

失業者 sat1 jip6 ze2 shi1 ye4 zhe3 = the unemployed

平安夜,失身夜 ping4 on1 je6 sat1 san1 je6 ping2 an1 ye4 shi1 shen1 ye4 = "Silent Night, Deflowering Night" 粵

一失足千古恨 jat1 sat1 zuk1 cin1 gu2 han6 yi1 shi1 zu2 qian1 gu3 hen4 = a single mistake can cause eternal regret

幼失恃怙 jau3 sat1 ci5 wu6 you4 shi1 shi4 hu4 = to lose one's parents at a young age

玩失蹤 waan2 sat1 zung1 = do a disappearing act 粵

黯然失色 am2 jin4 sat1 sik1 an4 ran2 shi1 se4 = to be outshined

因小失大 jan1 siu2 sat1 daai6 yin1 xiao3 shi1 da4 = penny wise and pound foolish

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囚犯們企圖逃跑, 但是失敗了。國
The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.

旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意國
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.

人生最困擾之事莫過於喪失了人生目標。
The biggest perplexity in life is losing the goal of life.

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