lose; be lost; scatter
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lose; to be lost; to scatter and be lost (esp. of books, documents, cultural relics, etc.)
literaryCommonly used in formal or literary contexts regarding the loss of valuable items, documents, or historical artifacts.
Nà那
tào套
shū书
yǐ已
wáng亡
shī失
duō多
nián年
。
That set of books has been lost for many years.
Zhè这
bù部
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
shǒu手
gǎo稿
zài在
zhàn战
luàn乱
zhōng中
bù不
xìng幸
wáng亡
shī失
。
This precious manuscript was unfortunately lost during the war.
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Yóu由
yú于
nián年
dài代
jiǔ久
yuǎn远
，
xǔ许
duō多
lì历
shǐ史
dàng档
àn案
yǐ已
jīng经
wáng亡
shī失
。
Due to the passage of time, many historical archives have been lost.
Zhè这
pī批
wén文
wù物
zài在
yùn运
shū输
tú途
zhōng中
wáng亡
shī失
，
zhì至
jīn今
xià下
luò落
bù不
míng明
。
This batch of cultural relics was lost during transportation and remains missing to this day.