Definition & Meaning

lose one's sight; be unable to see; go/become blind; lose one's eyesight

Word usage

Words with shi ming

shī míng

失 明

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NHSK 789－2 SW HSK 4

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v.lose one's sight; be unable to see; go/become blind; lose one's eyesight
- xiān tiān shī míng
  先天失明
  blind from birth
- yòu yǎn shī míng
  右眼失明
  be blind in the right eye
- tā zài yī chǎng yì wài zhōng shī míng
  他在一场意外中失明。
  He was blinded in an accident.
- shuāng yǎn shī míng
  双眼失明
  lose the sight of both eyes
- tā shī míng yǐ hòu wǒ jiù kāi shǐ bāng tā dǎ lǐ shēng yi
  他失明以后，我就开始帮他打理生意。
  I started helping him run the business when he wentblind
- yī shēng men rèn wéi tā huì shī míng
  医生们认为他会失明。
  Doctors think he will go blind.
synonym
sàng míng丧明
antonym
fù míng复明

Word usage

Separable word
"失" and "明" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他因车祸失了明。
  He became blinded because of a car accident.
- 他以前失过明，后来治好了。
  He lost his sight and then got cured.

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