失
shī
to lose
to miss; to fail
他不小心失去了钱包。
tā bù xiǎo xīn shī qù le qián bāo。
he carelessly lost his wallet.
这次机会如果失去，就很难再有了。
zhè cì jī huì rú guǒ shī qù，jiù hěn nán zài yǒu le。
if this opportunity is missed, it will be very hard to have another one.
Words with 失
失怙
shī hù
to be orphaned of one's father
进行性失语
jìn xíng xìng shī yǔ
progressive aphasia
进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
过失
guò shī
error
过失杀人
guò shī shā rén
see 過失致死罪|过失致死罪[guo4 shi1 zhi4 si3 zui4]
过失致死罪
guò shī zhì sǐ zuì
(law) negligent homicide
违失
wéi shī
fault
遗失
yí shī
to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)
医疗疏失
yī liáo shū shī
medical negligence
错失
cuò shī
fault
闪失
shǎn shī
mishap
顾此失彼
gù cǐ shī bǐ
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)