Chinese word dictionary

丢三落四

diūsān-làsì · forgetful; empty-headed

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Word information

Simplified丢三落四

Traditional丟三落四

Pinyindiūsān-làsì

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

丢diū

to lose; to discard

三sān

three

落luò

to fall, to drop; surplus, net income

四sì

four

How to learn 丢三落四

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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三sān

surname San; three; 3

四sì

four; 4

丢diū

to lose; to put aside; to throw

四季sìjì

four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]

降落jiàngluò

to descend; to land

落luò

to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement