丧失
Old HSK 6
丧失 (sàngshī) · to lose
丧失 (sàngshī) means “to lose; to forfeit”. It is written with 2 characters: 丧 (mourning) + 失 (to lose). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 丧失 is built
The characters
丧 sàng · mourning
What 丧 is made of
- 亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
失 shī · to lose
What 失 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: Something 丿 falling from a hand 夫 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他已经丧失了信心。Tā yǐjīng sàngshī le xìnxīn.He has already lost confidence.
因为受伤，他丧失了比赛资格。Yīnwèi shòushāng, tā sàngshī le bǐsài zīgé.Because of his injury, he lost his place in the competition.
Questions about 丧失
What does 丧失 mean?
丧失 (sàngshī) means “to lose; to forfeit”.
How do you pronounce 丧失?
丧失 is pronounced sàngshī.
Which HSK level is 丧失?
丧失 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 沮丧jǔsàngdepressed
- 失去shīqùto lose
- 消失xiāoshīto disappear
- 失败shībàito fail
- 失望shīwàngdisappointed
- 失业shīyèto lose one's job
- 失眠shīmiáninsomnia
- 损失sǔnshīloss
- 得不偿失débùchángshīthe gains don't make up for the losses
- 过失guòshīfault
Learn 丧失 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 156: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.