Chinese word dictionary

失恃

shī shì · to lose sb one relies upon; to lose one's mother

Practice word

Word information

Simplified失恃

Traditional失恃

Pinyinshī shì

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

失shī

to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect

恃shì

to trust, to rely on; to presume

How to learn 失恃

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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失败shībài

to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]

失去shīqù

to lose

失望shīwàng

disappointed; to lose hope; to despair

丢失diūshī

to lose; to misplace

失恋shīliàn

to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted

失眠shīmián

to suffer from insomnia