sàn shī
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  • 1

    v.scatter and disappear; be lost; be missing

    • zhè bù shū gǎo zài zhàn luàn zhōng sàn shī le

      书稿战乱散失

      The manuscripts of the work were lost in war and turmoil.

    • sàn shī le bù fen shǒu gǎo

      散失部分手稿

      lose some of the manuscript

    • tā hé jiā rén zài zhàn zhēng zhōng sàn shī le

      家人战争散失

      He lost his family in the war.

  • 2

    v.(of moisture, etc.) be lost; vaporize; evaporate

    • shuǐ guǒ shū cài chǔ cáng zài dì jiào li shuǐ fèn bù róng yì sàn shī

      水果蔬菜储藏地窖水分容易散失

      Fruit and vegetables do not lose their moisture easily if they are stored in a cellar.

    • sàn shī xiāo hào

      散失消耗

      dissipation consumption

    • shuǐ fèn zài xià tiān sàn shī de fēi cháng kuài

      水分夏天散失非常

      Moisture dissipates quickly in summer.

Word usage

  • Note
    "散失" is different from "失散". "散失" is used to describe thing, not people. "失散" is used to describe people.

Chinese words with pinyin san shi