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损失

sǔn shī

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 損失 Measure word 个

损失 (sǔn shī) means "loss". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 损失 means

1. loss
2. damage
3. to lose
4. to suffer damage

The characters in 损失

• 损sǔn(bound form) to decrease; to diminish; (bound form) to harm; to damage…
• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail

Example sentences

• 我必须弥补损失。
  Wǒ bìxū míbǔ sǔnshī.
  I must make up for the loss.
• 您必须弥补损失。
  You must make up for the loss.
• 你必须弥补损失。
  You must make up for the loss.
• 损失是无法估计的。
  The losses are incalculable.
• 损失高达一百万美元。
  The loss amounts to a million dollars.
• 问一下不会有什么损失。
  Wèn yīxià bù huì yǒu shénme sǔnshī.
  Nothing is lost for asking.

Where 损失 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Urgency, Loss & Destruction (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read sǔn shī correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.