丟
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diū · to lose

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6Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

一Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 丟

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Example sentences

Notice where 丟 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ bǎ wǒ de xìn yòng kǎ gǎo diū le.我把我的信用卡搞丟了。

I have lost my credit card.

Source: Tatoeba #10314340 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhǎo dào le wǒ qián yì tiān diū de shū.我找到了我前一天丟的書。

I found the book which I had lost the day before.

Source: Tatoeba #10541548 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ nòng diū le wǒ de bǐ.我弄丟了我的筆。

I have lost my pen.

Source: Tatoeba #1960203 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ wǒ de xīn gāng bǐ gǎo diū le.我把我的新鋼筆搞丟了。

I have lost my new fountain pen.

Source: Tatoeba #880399 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zǒng shì gǎo diū le tā de sǎn.他總是搞丟了他的傘。

He is always losing his umbrella.

Source: Tatoeba #848336 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ wǒ de gāng bǐ nòng diū le.我把我的鋼筆弄丟了。

I lost my fountain pen.

Source: Tatoeba #9054763 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 丟 in context

  1. Say diū, then recall the core meaning: to lose.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 丟 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.