Usage note
“丢”用来表示失去或丢掉东西。
diū lái bǎo shì zǒu shì qǐ lòu.
The word '丢' is used to indicate losing or dropping something.
Context note
“丢”常用于描述日常生活中丢失物品的情景。
diū cháng yòng yú miáo huì rì yè shēn zhōng dà shí wù pǐn qíng jǐng.
'丢' is commonly used to describe situations where items are lost in daily life.
5 examples
我把钥匙丢了。
wǒ bǎ yào shi diū le。
I have lost my keys.
他把钱包丢在了桌子上。
tā bǎ qián bāo diū zài le zhuō zi shàng。
He left his wallet on the table.
妈妈提醒我不要把书丢了。
mā ma tí xǐng wǒ bú yào bǎ shū diū le。
Mom reminded me not to lose my book.
我们找不到那本书了，可能被他丢掉了。
wǒ men zhǎo bú dào nà běn shū le， kě néng bèi tā diū diào le。
We can't find that book anymore; it might have been lost by him.
丢东西时要小心。
diū dōng xī shí yào xiǎo xīn。
Be careful when you drop things.
5 mini stories
小明把玩具车丢了，找不到它了。他很伤心。
xiǎo míng bǎ wán jù chē diū le， zhǎo bú dào tā le。 tā hěn shāng xīn。
Xiaoming lost his toy car and couldn't find it; he was very sad.
妈妈提醒小华不要把书包丢了。她今天要带去学校。
mā ma tí xǐng xiǎo huá bú yào bǎ shū bāo diū le。 tā jīn tiān yào dài qù xué xiào。
Mom reminded Xiaohua not to lose her backpack; she needed it for school today.
小红在公园里玩，不小心把风筝丢了。
xiǎo hóng zài gōng yuán lǐ wán， bù xiǎo xīn bǎ fēng zheng diū le。
Xiaohong was playing in the park and accidentally lost her kite.
爸爸提醒小明不要把手机丢了。他今天要开会。
bà ba tí xǐng xiǎo míng bú yào bǎ shǒu jī diū le。 tā jīn tiān yào kāi huì。
Dad reminded Xiaoming not to lose his phone; he had a meeting today.
小李在街上走着，不小心把钱包丢了。
xiǎo lǐ zài jiē shàng zǒu zhe， bù xiǎo xīn bǎ qián bāo diū le。
Xiaoli was walking on the street and accidentally lost his wallet.
Mini dialogue
我的铅笔
A
你看见我的铅笔了吗？
Nǐ kànjiàn wǒ de qiānbǐ le ma?
Have you seen my pencil?
B
没有，你是不是又把它弄丢了？
Méiyǒu, nǐ shì bùshì yòu bǎ tā nòng diū le?
No, did you lose it again?
找帽子
A
妈妈，我的帽子丢了。
Māma, wǒ de màozi diū le.
Mom, I lost my hat.
B
别着急，我们一起找一找。
Bié zhāojí, wǒmen yīqǐ zhǎo yī zhǎo.
Don't worry, let's look for it together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
掉
diào
drop; fall off
Often used together with 丢 in 丢掉 (to throw away or lose).
opposite
捡
jiǎn
pick up
If you 丢 (lose) something, you might 捡 (pick up) something else.
related
扔
rēng
throw away
丢 can also mean to throw or toss something away, similar to 扔.