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坐失

zuò shī

2-character word

What 坐失 means

1. to let sth slip by
2. to miss an opportunity

The characters in 坐失

• 坐zuòto sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc)
• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail

Words starting with 坐失

• 坐失良机zuò shī liáng jīto sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
• 坐失机宜zuò shī jī yíto sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

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