get lost; lose original meaning
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to get lost; to go missing (of people or animals)
Typically used for people or livestock that wander off and cannot find their way back. Often implies worry about their whereabouts.
Hái孩
zi子
zài在
miào庙
huì会
shàng上
zǒu走
shī失
le了
。
The child got lost at the temple fair.
Qián前
tiān天
tā他
jiā家
zǒu走
shī失
le了
yī一
zhī只
yáng羊
。
The day before yesterday, his family lost a sheep.
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Wǒ我
de的
gǒu狗
zuó昨
tiān天
zǒu走
shī失
le了
，
zhì至
jīn今
hái还
méi没
zhǎo找
dào到
。
My dog went missing yesterday and still hasn't been found.
verb
to lose (original form, meaning, or flavor); to deviate from
Often used in contexts such as translations losing the original meaning, or dishes losing their authentic flavor.
Yì译
wén文
zǒu走
shī失
yuán原
yì意
。
The translation lost the original meaning.
Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
jīng经
guò过
gǎi改
liáng良
hòu后
，
fǎn反
ér而
zǒu走
shī失
le了
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
wèi味
dào道
。
After being modified, this dish actually lost its traditional flavor.
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Mó模
fǎng仿
tài太
duō多
，
róng容
yì易
zǒu走
shī失
zì自
jǐ己
de的
fēng风
gé格
。
Imitating too much makes it easy to lose one's own style.