损失

• 拼音: sǔn shī
• 汉字拆解: 损 = 扌(hand) + 员 (member), to reduce; 失 = 手 variant + 丿, to lose

含义

Loss; damage. To suffer a loss. Can be both verb and noun.

Refers to losing something valuable, whether tangible (money, property) or intangible (time, opportunity). Very common in business, disaster reports, and everyday contexts. As a verb, it means to lose; as a noun, it means the loss itself.

例句

1. 这次台风造成了巨大的经济损失。
2. 公司因为决策失误损失了不少客户。
3. 时间损失了就再也找不回来了。

用法指南

语境: business, disasters, everyday

语气: concerned

正确说法

• 损失有多大？(How big is the loss?)
• 减少损失。(Reduce losses.)

错误说法

• 损失了我的钥匙 — for losing personal items, use 丢了 or 弄丢了; 损失 is for significant losses

起源与历史

Compound of 损 (to lose/damage) + 失 (to lose), both meaning loss, for emphasis.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal