輸 (syu1 | shu1) : lose, be beaten; transport; transmit; donate

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輸

syu1

shu1

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

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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 12041 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Nov 2013 01:17

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輸入 syu1 jap6 shu1 ru4 = to import; to enter; to input

輸出 syu1 ceot1 shu1 chu1 = to export; to output

輸送 syu1 sung3 shu1 song4 = to transport; to carry

運輸 wan6 syu1 yun4 shu1 = to transit; to transport

輸蝕 syu1 sit6 = to suffer a loss 粵

認輸 jing6 syu1 = admit defeat; give up; say uncle; throw in the towel

輸家 syu1 gaa1 = underdog

服輸 fuk6 syu1 = admit defeat

運輸署 wan6 syu1 cyu5 = Transport Department

輸血 syu1 hyut3 shu1 xue4 (PRC), shu1 xie3 (Taiwan) = transfuse blood; give a blood transfusion
See all 46 compounds (CantoDict reports 51 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 8 examples containing 輸

我真係輸咗啦… 粵
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*!"]

不過都係輸畀我！粵
However, you'll also be beaten by me!
[Lit. However also beaten by me.]

今次嘅比賽我哋全軍覆沒，輸得好慘。粵
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.

同你輸賭！粵
I'll bet with you.

執輸行頭，慘過敗家。粵
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.]

陳仔近排當黑﹐冇咗份工兼且輸埋官司。粵
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]

再係噉落去, 會輸晒啲錢架粵
If you keep going on like this, you would lose all your money.

佢啲錢差唔多輸晒咁滯。粵
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.]

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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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