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流失

liú shī

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

流失 (liú shī) means "(of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds et". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 流失 means

1. (of soil etc) to wash away
2. to be eroded
3. (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere
4. to fail to be retained

The characters in 流失

• 流liúto flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread
• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail

Words containing 流失

• 人才流失rén cái liú shībrain drain; outflow of talent

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