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失效
shī xiào
Pinyin
Definition
失效
-
shī xiào
to fail
to lose effectiveness
Character Decomposition
失
人
二
㇒
效
亠
八
乂
⺙
Related Words
(20)
失去
shī qù
1
to lose
失败
shī bài
1
to be defeated
2
to lose
3
to fail (e.g. experiments)
4
failure
5
defeat
6
CL:次[cì]
失望
shī wàng
1
disappointed
2
to lose hope
3
to despair
失眠
shī mián
1
to suffer from insomnia
效果
xiào guǒ
1
result
2
effect
3
efficacy
4
(theater) sound or visual effects
消失
xiāo shī
1
to disappear
2
to fade away
丢失
diū shī
1
to lose
2
lost
效
xiào
1
variant of 傚|效[xiào]
功效
gōng xiào
1
efficacy
丧失
sàng shī
1
to lose
2
to forfeit
失
shī
1
to lose
2
to miss
3
to fail
失信
shī xìn
1
to break a promise
失地
shī dì
1
to lose land
2
dispossessed
失常
shī cháng
1
not normal
2
an aberration
失意
shī yì
1
disappointed
2
frustrated
失态
shī tài
1
to forget one's manners
2
to forget oneself
3
to lose self-control (in a situation)
失恋
shī liàn
1
to lose one's love
2
to break up (in a romantic relationship)
3
to feel jilted
失掉
shī diào
1
to lose
2
to miss
失控
shī kòng
1
to go out of control
失败者
shī bài zhě
1
loser
Idioms
(20)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
1
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
1
subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
人有失手,马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
1
lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
2
fig. everyone makes mistakes
3
even the best fall down sometimes
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
1
in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
2
as a warning to others
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
1
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
2
fig. a blessing in disguise
3
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
千虑一失
qiān lu:4 yī shī
1
reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
1
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
1
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
1
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
城门失火,殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
1
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
2
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
3
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
1
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
2
fig. a blessing in disguise
3
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
1
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
2
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
3
also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
1
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
2
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
大惊失色
dà jīng shī sè
1
to turn pale with fright (idiom)
天网恢恢,疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī
1
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
2
fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
3
you can't run from the long arm of the law
失之东隅,收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
1
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
2
to compensate later for one's earlier loss
3
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
失之毫厘,谬以千里
shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
1
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘,差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
1
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘,差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
1
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失而复得
shī ér fù dé
1
to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
Sample Sentences
旧卡已经失效了,剪掉就可以了,请放心。
jiù kǎ yǐjīng shīxiào le ,jiǎn diào jiù kěyǐ le ,qǐng fàngxīn 。
The old card has already been invalidated, so you can just cut it up, don't worry.
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