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有失

yǒu shī

2-character word

What 有失 means

1. to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)

The characters in 有失

• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail

Example sentences

• 我有失眠症。
  I can't sleep at night.

Words starting with 有失

• 有失身份yǒu shī shēn fènto be beneath one's dignity
• 有失远迎yǒu shī yuǎn yíng(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
• 有失厚道yǒu shī hòu daoto be ungenerous

Words containing 有失

• 忙中有失máng zhōng yǒu shīrushed work leads to errors (idiom)
• 人有失手，马有失蹄rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tílit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)…