丢 (diū): to lose, to put aside, to throw
丢 (diū) is a Chinese character meaning “to lose.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (structural) and 厶 (structural). It ranks #1628 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 丢 a lost 厶 jade 玉. Its radical form 一 (one) appears in many related characters such as 一 (yī, one), 七 (qī, seven), 三 (sān, three).
Definitions
- to lose
- to put aside
- to throw
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 丢
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丢脸 | diū liǎn | to lose face |
| 丢掉 | diū diào | to lose |
| 丢人 | diū rén | to lose face |
| 丢弃 | diū qì | to discard |
| 丢人现眼 | diū rén xiàn yǎn | to make an exhibition of oneself |
| 丢面子 | diū miàn zi | to lose face |
| 丢开 | diū kāi | to cast or put aside |
| 丢手 | diū shǒu | to wash one's hands of sth |
| 丢丑 | diū chǒu | to lose face |
| 丢到家 | diū dào jiā | to lose (face) utterly |
| 丢三落四 | diū sān là sì | forgetful |
| 丢份子 | diū fèn zi | (coll.) to lose face |
| 丢下 | diū xià | to abandon |
| 丢番图方程 | diū fān tú fāng chéng | (math.) Diophantine equation |
| 走丢 | zǒu diū | to wander off |
丢 appears in 34 compound words: 76 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 丢 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
Example Sentences
丢字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。
diū zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Though the character "丢" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
赴日注意!乱丢“1物”恐触法 日媒:最高罚200万
fù rì zhù yì ! luàn diū 1 wù kǒng chù fǎ rì méi : zuì gāo fá 2 0 0 wàn
Attention to Japan! Throwing "1 thing" indiscriminately may violate the law Japanese media: The maximum fine is 2 million
云林大黄狗被人从5楼丢下“凶手抓到了” 虐狗原因曝光
yún lín dà huáng gǒu bèi rén cóng 5 lóu diū xià xiōng shǒu zhuā dào le nüè gǒu yuán yīn pù guāng
The big yellow dog in Yunlin was dropped from the 5th floor "The murderer was caught" and the reason for the dog abuse was exposed
大黄狗遭3楼丢下!肝脏碎裂 民众救援心疼
dà huáng gǒu zāo 3 lóu diū xià ! gān zāng suì liè mín zhòng jiù yuán xīn téng
The big yellow dog was dropped on the 3rd floor! The liver is broken, and the people are distressed
北港黄狗疑遭饲主高处丢下 警厘清其犯案动机
běi gǎng huáng gǒu yí zāo sì zhǔ gāo chǔ diū xià jǐng lí qīng qí fàn àn dòng jī
The Beigang yellow dog was suspected of being dropped by the owner at a height, and the police clarified his motive for committing the crime
...星之火足以燎原!永康营业场所角落起火 乱丢菸蒂惹祸
. . . xīng zhī huǒ zú yǐ 燎 yuán ! yǒng kāng yíng yè chǎng suǒ jiǎo luò qǐ huǒ luàn diū 菸 dì rě huò
... The fire of the stars is enough to set fire to the plains! A fire broke out in the corner of Yongkang's business premises, and littering cigarette butts caused trouble
汤姆说他丢了钥匙。
Tāngmǔ shuō tā diū le yàoshi.
Tom said that he lost his key.
我觉得我把钥匙丢了。
Wǒ juéde wǒ bǎ yàoshi diū le.
I think I lost my keys.
给丢到垃圾桶里去。
Gěi diū dào lājītǒng lǐ qù.
Bung it in the bin.
萨米把凶器丢进湖里了。
Sà mǐ bǎ xiōngqì diū jìn hú lǐ le.
Sami dropped the murder weapon in a lake.
Character Family
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