Home
CantoDict HomeCantoDict Settings

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

  syu1   jyutping
  shu1   pinyin
[1] (in a match, game, etc) lose; be beaten/defeated
[2] transport; convey; carry; transmit
[3] contribute/donate (money)


Default PoS: verb Additional PoS:
Stroke count: 16
Level: 2
Radical: (#159)

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

This word has been viewed 12098 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Nov 2013 01:17

Output this character as a high resolution image
Add to vocab list:

Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Chinese Language | Learn Spanish
Chinese Language | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Mandarin lessons in London

detail  syu1 jap6  shu1 ru4 = to import; to enter; to input
detail  syu1 ceot1  shu1 chu1 = to export; to output
detail  syu1 sung3  shu1 song4 = to transport; to carry
detail  wan6 syu1  yun4 shu1 = to transit; to transport
detail  syu1 sit6   = to suffer a loss
detail  jing6 syu1   = admit defeat; give up; say uncle; throw in the towel
detail  syu1 gaa1   = underdog
detail  fuk6 syu1   = admit defeat
detail  wan6 syu1 cyu5   = Transport Department
detail  syu1 hyut3  shu1 xue4 (PRC), shu1 xie3 (Taiwan) = transfuse blood; give a blood transfusion
detail  syu1 cin4*2   = to lose money (at gambling)
detail  syu1 zing1 gun2 git3 zaat3 sau2 seot6  shu1 jing1 guan3 jie2 za1 shou3 shu4 = vasectomy
detail  fo3 mat6 wan6 syu1  huo4 wu4 yun4 shu1 = freight
detail  syu1 dou6 hai6 tung2  shu1 dao4 xi4 tong3 = vascular system
detail  syu1 din6 taap3  shu1 dian4 ta3 = power transmission tower
detail  syu1 jap6 faat3  shu1 ru4 fa3 = input method
detail  wan6 syu1 jip6  yun4 shu1 ye4 = carrying trade; forwarder
detail  zap1 syu1   = miss out (some great opportunity)
detail  daa2 ding6 syu1 sou3   = to prepare for the worst
detail  soeng1 syu1 guk6 min6   = lose-lose situation
detail  gun3 syu1  guan4 shu1 = channel water to another place; imbue with; inculcate; instill into; teach; impart
detail  wan6 syu1 zong1 zoi3 gei1   = a payloader
detail  syu1 zo2   = to have lost money in gambling
detail  syu1 dou2   = make a bet
detail  sap6 dou2 gau2 syu1  shi2 du3 jiu3 shu1 = don't gamble, you'll lose nine out of ten times
detail  syu1 ngaang6   = lose unavoidably; sure loss
detail  syu1 cin4*2 gaai1 jan1 jeng4 cin4*2 hei2  shu1 qian2 jie1 yin1 ying2 qian2 qi3 = losing money always begins with winning money
detail  daa2 syu1 sou3   = prepare for the worst
detail  syu1 dou3 lat1 fu3   = to lose heavily
detail  syu1 sung3 daai3*2  shu1 song4 dai4 = conveyor belt
detail  hing1 gwai2 wan6 syu1  qing1 qui3 yun4 shu1 = light rail transport; LRT
detail  syu1 leon2 gun2  shu1 luan3 guan3 = [anat.] oviduct
detail 尿  syu1 niu6 gun2  shu1 niao4 guan3 = [anat.] ureter
detail  syu1 zing1 gun2  shu1 jing1 guan3 = [anat.] sperm duct, vas deferens
detail  gou1 aat3 syu1 din6  gao1 ya1 shu1 dian4 = [電] high-voltage transmission
detail  sek6 jau4 syu1 ceot1 gwok3 zou2 zik1  shi2 you2 shu1 chu1 guo2 zu3 zhi1 = OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
detail  syu1 sung3 mui4 gaai3  shu1 song4 mei2 jie4 = transport medium
detail  hoeng1 gong2 hung4 sap6 zi6 wui6*2 syu1 hyut3 fuk6 mou6 zung1 sam1  xiang1 gang3 hong2 shi2 zi4 hui4 shu1 xue4/xie3 fu2 wu4 zhong1 xin1 (PRC/Taiwan) = Red Cross, HK, Blood Transfusion Service Centre
detail  wan6 syu1 gei1  yun4 shu1 ji1 = [aviation] transport plane; air-freighter; [mining] conveyor
detail  ceon4 syu1 jyut6 sung3  xun2 shu1​ yue4​ song4 = give tribute/taxes every month
detail  gau2 fong1 syu1 jap6 faat3  jiu3 fang1 shu1 ru4 fa3 = Q9 input method
detail  cong1 kit3 syu1 jap6 faat3  cang1 jie2 shu1 ru4 fa3 = Cangjie input method, Changjie, Cang Jie
detail  jyun6 dou2 fuk6 syu1  yuan4 du3 fu2 shu1 = accept defeat with grace
detail  jau5 dou2 mei6 wai4 syu1  you3 du3 wei4 wei2 shu1 = as long as you're still gambling, you have not lost yet
detail  gwok3 zai3 hong4 hung1 wan6 syu1 hip3 wui6*2   = International Air Transport Association (IATA)
detail 調  wan6 syu1 cyu5 dik1 gan2 gap1 si6 gu3 gaau1 tung1 hip3 tiu4 zung1 sam1   = Transport Department's emergency transport co-ordination centre

Showing all 8 examples containing 輸
detail 真係輸咗
I've lost (this contest)...
[Note that 真係 isn't necessarily translated into English - sometimes it's used where an English speaker would just add extra emphasis onto the word. In this case, "I've *lost*!"]
detail 不過都係畀我
However, you'll also be beaten by me!
[Lit. However also beaten by me.]
detail 今次比賽我哋全軍覆沒
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.
detail 輸賭
I'll bet with you.
detail 執輸行頭
Missing out some great opportunities is the worst thing in the world.
[[literal] It's more miserable than squandering one's family fortunes to be the foremost among the losers.]
detail 近排當黑兼且官司
Chan was lately down on his luck, losing both his job and the court case.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128378]
detail 係噉落去,
If you keep going on like this, you would lose all your money.
detail …差唔多咁滯
He has almost lost all his money.
[差唔多 and 咁滯 are two apparently redundant adverbs that share the meaning of "almost". However, when used together, they function as two split constituents that form part of a discontinuous construction.]

Legend
: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This page shows, from top to bottom:
Script executed in 0.116424 secs
Rows returned from database=225
Donate to CantoDict
CantoDict v1.4.2 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2024.