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The word 失去 is formed through the logical combination of two conceptual characters: 失, which carries the core meaning of "to lose", "to miss", or "to err", and 去, which means "to go away" or "to depart". Their union does not create a simple list of actions but fuses into a single, more vivid concept. Together, they pictorially and notionally depict the process where something slips from one's grasp and then moves away into absence, thus fully encapsulating the idea of "to lose" as in something leaving one's possession or state.

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失去了钥匙。

Wǒ shīqùle yàoshi.

I lost the keys.

她突然失去了联系。

Tā tūrán shīqùle liánxì.

She suddenly lost contact.

如果你不努力,就会失去机会。

Rúguǒ nǐ bù nǔlì, jiù huì shīqù jīhuì.

If you don't work hard, you will lose the opportunity.

战争使许多人失去了家园。

Zhànzhēng shǐ xǔduō rén shīqùle jiāyuán.

The war caused many people to lose their homes.

在追求财富的过程中,他逐渐失去了自我。

Zài zhuīqiú cáifù de guòchéng zhōng, tā zhújiàn shīqùle zìwǒ.

In the process of pursuing wealth, he gradually lost himself.

Word Definition - 失去

shī qù to lose

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