Word: 失 (shī) 失 dictionary entry shī to lose; to miss; to fail Full dictionary entry for 失 Example sentences using 失 11 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 人听甜言易上当，马踏软地易失蹄 rén tīng tiányán yì shàngdàng, mǎ tà ruǎn dì yì shī tí people who hear sweet words are easily fooled; a horse treading soft ground easily stumbles 吃一分亏无量福，失便宜处是便宜 chī yìfēn kuī wúliàng Fú, shī piányi chù shì piányi taking a small loss brings boundless blessings; where you lose an advantage is where you gain one 听传言，失江山 tīng chuányán, shī jiāngshān listen to rumours, lose the empire 宁失一人喜，不结千人怨 nìng shī yì rén xǐ, bù jié qiān rén yuàn better to lose one person's pleasure than earn a thousand people's resentment 得便宜处失便宜 dé piányi chù shī piányi where you gain an advantage, you lose an advantage 得民心者昌，失民心者亡 dé mínxīnzhě Chāng, shī mínxīnzhě wáng those who win the people's hearts prosper; those who lose them perish 相马失之瘦,相士失之贫 xiàngmǎ shī zhī shòu,xiàngshì shī zhī pín judging horses you err by thin, judging scholars you err by poor 要想有所得,必先有所失 yào xiǎng yǒu suǒde,bìxiān yǒusuǒ shī to gain something, you must first lose something 讨便宜处失便宜 tǎopiányi chù shī piányi where you seek a bargain you lose the bargain 该急不急，易失战机；该缓不缓，难以精算 gāi jí bù jí, yì shī zhànjī; gāi huǎn bù huǎn, nányǐ jīngsuàn if you don't hurry when you should, you easily lose the chance; if you don't slow down when you should, you can't calculate carefully 走马有个前蹄失，急水也有回头浪 zǒumǎ yǒu gè qián tí shī, jí shuǐ yě yǒu huítóu làng even a galloping horse stumbles on a front hoof; even fast water has backward waves