Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to lose; to put aside; to throw

Chinese: 失去、扔掉。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “diu” becomes a different word in each tone. 丢 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 丢失diū shīto lose; to misplace
  • 丢人diū rénto lose face
  • 丢三落四diū sān là sìforgetful; empty-headed
  • 丢掉diū diàoto lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away
  • 丢脸diū liǎnto lose face; humiliation

Example Sentence

我不小心把车票丢了。Wǒ bù xiǎo xīn bǎ chē piào diū le.I accidentally lost my ticket.

Inot小心xiǎo xīnto be careful(marks the object)车票chē piàoticket (for a bus or traindiūto losele(completed action)