shī

How to write (shī) in Chinese

(pinyin: shī, written "shi" or "shi") means to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect

Stroke order

Examples

昨天,杭州一户人家终于找回了失踪三年的爱犬。
zuó tiān, háng zhōu yí hù rén jiā zhōng yú zhǎo huí le shī zōng sān nián de ài quǎn.
Yesterday, a family in Hangzhou finally found their beloved dog after three years missing.
这就是塞翁失马的故事。好事和坏事,有时候会变成对方。
zhè jiù shì sài wēng shī mǎ de gù shi. hǎo shì hé huài shì, yǒu shí hou huì biàn chéng duì fāng.
This is the story of Sai Weng losing his horse. Good and bad things sometimes turn into each other.
可惜的是,菜的味道有点让人失望。三文鱼不够新鲜,寿司饭也偏硬。
kě xī de shì, cài de wèi dào yǒu diǎn ràng rén shī wàng. sān wén yú bú gòu xīn xiān, shòu sī fàn yě piān yìng.
What's a pity is that the food itself was a bit disappointing. The salmon wasn't fresh enough, and the sushi rice was too firm.
几天后,男孩又喊"狼来了",农民们又上山来,又发现被骗了。这样的事情发生了好几次。终于有一天,真的来了一只狼。男孩拼命地喊叫,但是这次没有人来。最后,他失去了所有的羊。
jǐ tiān hòu, nán hái yòu hǎn "láng lái le", nóng mín men yòu shàng shān lái, yòu fā xiàn bèi piàn le. zhè yàng de shì qing fā shēng le hǎo jǐ cì. zhōng yú yǒu yì tiān, zhēn de lái le yì zhī láng. nán hái pīn mìng de hǎn jiào, dàn shì zhè cì méi yǒu rén lái. zuì hòu, tā shī qù le suǒ yǒu de yáng.
A few days later, the boy again shouted "The wolf is coming", and the farmers again came up the mountain, and again discovered they had been tricked. This sort of thing happened many times. Finally, one day, a wolf really did come. The boy shouted desperately, but this time no one came. In the end, he lost all of his sheep.

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