liú shī
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  • 1

    v.run off; be eroded; (of minerals, and natural soil) be washed or blown away by water or wind; rivers, etc. flowing away in a wasteful manner

    • jiàn zào shuǐ kù xù jī xùn qī de hé shuǐ bì miǎn liú shī

      建造水库蓄积汛期河水避免流失

      At times of heavy rainfall river water is stored up in reservoirs to prevent its loss.

    • dǔ zhù guǎn dào de lòu dòng bù ràng shí yóu liú shī

      堵住管道漏洞石油流失

      We need to stop up the leaks in the pipe so that no oil will seep through.

    • wǒ men yào fáng zhǐ shuǐ tǔ liú shī

      我们防止水土流失

      We need to prevent the loss of water and soil erosion.

  • 2

    v.flow away; deplete; drain; loss (of useful things); leaching

    • liú shī zī chǎn

      流失资产

      loss of assets

    • fáng zhǐ chū xiàn wài huì liú shī

      防止出现外汇流失

      prevent foreign exchange drain

    • fáng zhǐ huáng jīn chǔ bèi liú shī

      防止黄金储备流失

      prevent the drain of gold reserves of the country

  • 3

    v.meta(of personnel) leave the locality/unit; (of students) drop out; depart

    • jǐn kuài cǎi qǔ qiè shí yǒu xiào de cuò shī jiǎn shǎo rén cái liú shī

      尽快采取切实有效措施减少人才流失

      take immediate and substantial measures to minimize the brain drain

    • rén cái chǔ bèi liú shī

      人才储备流失

      be a drain on talent pools

    • wǒ men xué xiào liú shī le xǔ duō yǒu chéng jiù de jiào shī

      我们学校流失许多成就教师

      Our school has lost many accomplished faculty members.

Word usage

  • Note
    "流失" is different from "流逝". The object of "流失" mostly refers to concrete things; the "流逝" objects generally refer to time and some abstract things.