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.
我WǒI不bùnot小心xiǎo xīnto be careful把bǎ(marks the object)车票chē piàoticket (for a bus or train丢diūto lose了le(completed action)。