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丟 [丢] qù

adjective | verb
: to lose; to put aside; to throw

Kun Reading
none applicable

投げ打つ | なげうつ nageutsu

godan verb with tu ending | transitive verb
: to abandon; to throw away; to fling away

On Reading

チュウ chuu、 チュ chu

 Usage:

丟[丢]人 diu3ren3: to lose face
丟臉 [丢脸] diu1lian3: to lose face; humiliation

恥をかく | はじをかく haji o kaku: to be embarrassed; to lose face

面目を失う | めんぼくをうしなう menboku o ushinau: to lose face; to disgrace oneself

顔を潰される | かおをつぶされる kao o tsubusareru: to lose face; to be put out of countenance

丟[丢]失 diu1shi1: to lose; lost
丟棄 [丢弃] diu1qi4: to discard; to abandon
丟三落四 diu1 san1 la4 si4: forgetful; empty-headed
亂丟 [乱丢] luan4diu1: to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc); to leave one’s things lying around
弄丟[丢] nong4diu1: to lose

被弄丟[丢] bei4 nong4diu1: to be lost

走丟[丢] zou3diu1: to wander off; to get lost



Chinese common word | expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
丟輪扯砲 [丢轮扯炮] diu1 lun2 che3 pao4
: lose a wheel, tear at the gun; flustered and confused in a panic

灰不溜丟[丢] hui1 buliu1 diu1
: gloomy and dull; boring and gray; unpleasantly murky

撿了芝麻丟了西瓜 [捡了芝麻丢了西瓜] jian3 le5 zhi1 ma5 diu1 le5 xi1 gua1
: to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles

 Etymology:
丟 diu1: discard, reject, lose =
一 yi1: one; a, an; alone +
qu4: go away, leave, depart



 Examples:

他很丟臉!
ta1 hen3 diu1lian3
He’s such an embarrassment!

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary