损失
Old HSK 5
损失 (sǔnshī) · loss
损失 (sǔnshī) means “loss; damage; to lose”. It is written with 2 characters: 损 (to damage) + 失 (to lose). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 损失 is built
The characters
损 sǔn · to damage
What 损 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 员yuán — employee
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
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
这次大雨造成了很大的损失。Zhè cì dàyǔ zàochéng le hěn dà de sǔnshī.The heavy rain caused great damage.
公司去年损失了很多钱。Gōngsī qùnián sǔnshī le hěnduō qián.The company lost a lot of money last year.
Questions about 损失
What does 损失 mean?
损失 (sǔnshī) means “loss; damage; to lose”.
How do you pronounce 损失?
损失 is pronounced sǔnshī.
Which HSK level is 损失?
损失 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 亏损kuīsǔnloss
- 损坏sǔnhuàito damage
- 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
- 得不偿失débùchángshīthe gains don't make up for the losses
- 过失guòshīfault
Learn 损失 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.