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 20979 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
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Showing all 3 examples containing 失

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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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : 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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 失
Unicode code for this character: U+5931 (off-site link)

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