失去

• 拼音: shī qù
• 汉字拆解: 失 = a hand with something slipping away, meaning to lose; 去 = originally depicted a person leaving, meaning to go away

含义

To lose; to be deprived of. To no longer have something that was once possessed.

Describes the loss of something valuable or important — opportunities (失去机会), loved ones (失去亲人), health (失去健康), freedom (失去自由), or trust (失去信任). Carries more emotional weight than simply 丢了 (lost a physical object). Not typically used for misplacing everyday items — use 丢 or 找不到 for that.

例句

1. 他因为迟到失去了那个工作机会。
2. 失去健康才知道健康的重要性。
3. 一旦失去了朋友的信任，很难再找回来。

用法指南

语境: life events, emotions, opportunities, relationships

语气: regretful

正确说法

• 不要失去信心，一切都会好的。(Don't lose confidence — everything will be fine.)
• 失去了才知道珍惜。(You only learn to cherish things after losing them.)

错误说法

• 我失去了钥匙。(For losing physical objects like keys, use 丢了 instead of 失去. 失去 is for abstract or significant losses.)

起源与历史

失 means to lose or to miss; 去 means to go away. Together: something has gone away from you — you have lost it.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal