遗失
Old HSK 6
遗失 (yíshī) · to lose
遗失 (yíshī) means “to lose; to mislay”. It is written with 2 characters: 遗 (to lose) + 失 (to lose). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 遗失 is built
The characters
遗 yí · to lose
What 遗 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 贵guì — expensive
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 中zhōng — central
Origin hint: To leave 辶 something valuable 贵 behind (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
我遗失了一张银行卡。Wǒ yíshī le yī zhāng yínhángkǎ.I've lost a bank card.
如果遗失了护照，要马上报警。Rúguǒ yíshī le hùzhào, yào mǎshàng bàojǐng.If you lose your passport, report it to the police at once.
Questions about 遗失
What does 遗失 mean?
遗失 (yíshī) means “to lose; to mislay”.
How do you pronounce 遗失?
遗失 is pronounced yíshī.
Which HSK level is 遗失?
遗失 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 遗产yíchǎninheritance
- 遗传yíchuánto inherit (genetically)
- 遗憾yíhànregret
- 遗留yíliúto leave behind
- 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
Learn 遗失 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 215: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.