输 (shū): to transport, to lose
输 (shū) is a Chinese character meaning “to transport, to lose.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 车 (semantic) and 俞 (phonetic). It ranks #939 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 输 cart. Its radical form 车 (cart) appears in many related characters such as 车 (chē, vehicle), 轻 (qīng, light), 辆 (liàng, measure word for vehicles).
Definitions
- to transport, to lose
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 输
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 输入verb | shū rù | to import | 5 |
| 运输verb | yùn shū | to transport | 5 |
| 传输verb | chuán shū | to transmit | 6 |
| 输送verb | shū sòng | to transport | 6 |
| 输出verb | shū chū | to output | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认输 | rèn shū | to concede |
| 灌输 | guàn shū | to imbue with |
| 输赢 | shū yíng | win or loss |
| 输家 | shū jiā | loser (as opposed to winner 贏家|赢家[ying2 jia1]) |
| 输血 | shū xuè | to transfuse blood |
| 输液 | shū yè | intravenous infusion |
| 输给 | shū gěi | to lose to (sb) |
| 输油管 | shū yóu guǎn | petroleum pipeline |
| 输精管 | shū jīng guǎn | vas deferens |
| 服输 | fú shū | to concede |
| 输卵管 | shū luǎn guǎn | Fallopian tube |
| 满盘皆输 | mǎn pán jiē shū | see 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸|一着不慎，满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1] |
| 运输船 | yùn shū chuán | transport ship |
| 运输业 | yùn shū yè | transportation industry |
| 传输线 | chuán shū xiàn | transmission line |
输 appears in 83 compound words: 37 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 42 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 输 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
to make use of one's position to gain profit for oneself or one's associates
pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom); incessant and ever more complicated demands
If one participates a gamble willingly, one has to bear all the consequence of losing.
Example Sentences
这场比赛我们输了，但学到了很多经验。
Zhè chǎng bǐsài wǒmen shū le, dàn xué dào le hěn duō jīngyàn.
We lost this game, but learned a lot of experience.
输不起?客怨飞镖全射中 老板才喊不能混色
shū bù qǐ ? kè yuàn fēi 镖 quán shè zhōng lǎo bǎn cái hǎn bù néng hùn sè
Can't afford to lose? The guest complained that the darts were all shot, and the boss shouted that he couldn't mix colors
...为中国送上“减税大礼”,英法日德成“最大输家”-FX168
. . . wéi zhōng guó sòng shàng jiǎn shuì dà lǐ , yīng fǎ rì dé chéng zuì dà shū jiā F X 1 6 8
... Send a "tax cut gift" to China, and Britain, France and Japan have become the "biggest losers" - FX168
台湾练习赛输韩职5分 2正选投手仅1责失
tái wān liàn xí sài shū hán zhí 5 fēn 2 zhèng xuǎn tóu shǒu jǐn 1 zé shī
Taiwan lost 5 points to the Korean professional league in the practice game, and 2 regular pitchers only 1 error
斯洛伐克政府因乌克兰中断俄罗斯石油过境运输,宣布自..
sī 洛 fá kè zhèng fǔ yīn wū kè lán zhōng duàn é luó sī shí yóu guò jìng yùn shū , xuān bù zì . .
The Government of Slovakia, in response to Ukraine's interruption of Russian oil transit, has announced that since...
苏翊鸣第二滑平稳输出,继续加油!
sū 翊 míng dì èr huá píng wěn shū chū , jì xù jiā yóu !
Su Yiming's second slip is smooth, keep up the good work!
他声嘶力竭地叫道：「这场仗，我们不可以输！」
Tā shēngsīlìjié de jiàodào:「 zhè chǎng zhàng, wǒmen bù kěyǐ shū!」
He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."
此输入法也适用于这个版本。
Cǐ shūrùfǎ yě shìyòng yú zhège bǎnběn.
The input method also works with this version.
我们觉得很惊讶老虎队竟然输掉了比赛。
Wǒmen juéde hěn jīngyà lǎohǔ duì jìngrán shūdiào le bǐsài.
The Tigers lost the game, which was a surprise to us.
这个电子仪器肯定在运输途中损坏了。
Zhège diànzǐ yíqì kěndìng zài yùnshū túzhōng sǔnhuài le.
This electrical device must have been damaged during delivery.
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