丢

from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation	:	diū
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Meaning	:	lose; mislay. (v) throw; cast; toss. (v) put (or lay) aside. (v)
Radical	:	丿
Strokes	:	6
Traditional	:	丢
Usage	:	4.6%

Common Words / Phrases:

丢失

diū shī

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lose; astray

丢手

diū shǒu

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give up; wash one’s hands of

丢人

diū rén

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lose face; be disgraced

丢脸

diū liǎn

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lose face; be disgraced

丢掉

diū diào

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lost; throw away; cast away; discard

Sentences:

1. He lost his credit card.

tā	diū	le	xìn	yòng	kǎ	。
他	丢	了	信	用	卡	。

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他	:	he
丢	:	lose
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
信用卡	:	credit card

2. Please don’t litter.

bú	yào	suí	dì	diū	lā	jī	。
不	要	随	地	丢	垃	圾	。

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不	:	not
要	:	should
随	:	along with (some other action)
地	:	ground; floor
丢	:	throw
垃圾	:	rubbish

3. He laid his book aside.

tā

bǎ

shū

diū

zài

yī

biān

（

bú

dú

）

。

他

把

书

丢

在

一

边

（

不

读

了

）

。

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他	:	he
把	:	(preposition) used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression
书	:	book
丢	:	lay
在	:	at
一边	:	aside
不	:	not
读	:	read, go to school
了	:	(particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen

4. You’ve shamed your family.

nǐ	gěi	nǐ	men	jiā	diū	liǎn	le	。
你	给	你	们	家	丢	脸	了	。

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你	:	you
给	:
你们	:	you (second person plural), yourselves
家	:	family
丢脸	:	lose face; be disgraced; humiliating
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place