diūdiào

丢掉

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional丟掉

lose; discard; throw away

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to lose (unintentionally); to misplace

neutral

Refers to accidentally losing a physical object or an opportunity.

Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
bǎ把
qián钱
bāo包
diū丢
diào掉
le了
 。

I accidentally lost my wallet.

Tā他
diū丢
diào掉
le了
zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
de的
jī机
huì会
 。

He lost the chance for this job.

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Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
chí迟
dào到
diū丢
diào掉
le了
gōng工
zuò作
 。

He lost his job because he was late.

2.

verb

to discard; to throw away; to abandon

neutral

Used for intentionally getting rid of physical objects, abstract concepts, or bad habits.

Nǐ你
yīng应
gāi该
diū丢
diào掉
zhè这
xiē些
jiù旧
yī衣
fu服
 。

You should throw away these old clothes.

Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
diū丢
diào掉
huàn幻
xiǎng想
 ,
miàn面
duì对
xiàn现
shí实
 。

We must discard illusions and face reality.

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Tā他
jué决
xīn心
diū丢
diào掉
chōu抽
yān烟
de的
huài坏
xí习
guàn惯
 。

He is determined to throw away the bad habit of smoking.