HSK6: learn ten words at a time

失败 · shībài

fail; failure to achieve a goal

这次zhè cìto be defeated失败shī bài(completed / change)了le，I / me我wǒwant / think / miss想xiǎng再试一次zài shì yī cì。

zhè cì shī bài le， wǒ xiǎng zài shì yī cì。

Here, 失败: fail; failure to achieve a goal.

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失去 · shīqù

lose; no longer have something

he / him他tāto lose失去shī qù(completed / change)了le这次zhè cìcompetition (sports etc)比赛bǐ sài(modifier / structural particle)的deopportunity机会jī huì。

tā shī qù le zhè cì bǐ sài de jī huì。

Here, 失去: lose; no longer have something.

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失望 · shīwàng

be disappointed; lose hope about an expected result

not have / haven't没有méi yǒuto receive收到shōu dàoto reply回信huí xìn，I / me我wǒslightly有点儿yǒu diǎn érdisappointed失望shī wàng。

méi yǒu shōu dào huí xìn， wǒ yǒu diǎnr shī wàng。

Here, 失望: be disappointed; lose hope about an expected result.

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丢失 · diūshī

lose or misplace

if如果rú guǒto lose丢失diū shī(completed / change)了lestudent identity card学生证xué shēng zhèng，to ask请qǐngtimely及时jí shíto inform报告bào gào。

rú guǒ diū shī le xué shēng zhèng， qǐng jí shí bào gào。

Here, 丢失: lose or misplace.

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失恋 · shīliàn

be heartbroken after a romantic breakup

to lose one's love失恋shī liànback后hòu，friend朋友péng yǒu(plural)们mento accompany陪péishe / her她tāto pass度过dù guò(completed / change)了leto feel sad难过nán guò(modifier / structural particle)的deday日子rì zi。

shī liàn hòu， péng you men péi tā dù guò le nán guò de rì zi。

Here, 失恋: be heartbroken after a romantic breakup.

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失眠 · shīmián

be unable to sleep; suffer from insomnia

she / her她tārecently最近zuì jìnoften常常cháng chángto suffer from insomnia失眠shī mián，during the night夜里yè lǐ睡不着shuì bù zhe。

tā zuì jìn cháng cháng shī mián， yè lǐ shuì bù zháo。

Here, 失眠: be unable to sleep; suffer from insomnia.

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失误 · shīwù

mistake; an error in performing a task

I / me我wǒat / in在zàito count计算jì suàno'clock时shíto appear出现chū xiàn(completed / change)了le一个yí gèlapse失误shī wù。

wǒ zài jì suàn shí chū xiàn le yí gè shī wù。

Here, 失误: mistake; an error in performing a task.

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失业 · shīyè

be unemployed; lose one's job

he / him他tāunemployment失业shī yèback后hòu，to start开始kāi shǐto learn学习xué xínew新xīn(modifier / structural particle)的detechnical ability技能jì néng。

tā shī yè hòu， kāi shǐ xué xí xīn de jì néng。

Here, 失业: be unemployed; lose one's job.

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损失 · sǔnshī

loss; something lost because of an event

这场zhè chǎngtorrential rain暴雨bào yǔto bring about造成zào chéng(completed / change)了le很大hěn dà(modifier / structural particle)的deloss损失sǔn shī。

zhè chǎng bào yǔ zào chéng le hěn dà de sǔn shī。

Here, 损失: loss; something lost because of an event.

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消失 · xiāoshī

disappear

sun太阳tài yáng落山luò shānback后hòu，那道nà dàorainbow彩虹cǎi hóngslowly慢慢màn mànto disappear消失xiāo shī(completed / change)了le。

tài yáng luò shān hòu， nà dào cǎi hóng màn màn xiāo shī le。

Here, 消失: disappear.

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