Chinese word
流失
liú shī
(of soil etc) to wash away
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- (of soil etc) to wash away
- to be eroded
- (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere
- to fail to be retained
Characters in this word
Common words: 流 · 失
Words
Words with the same first character
流行流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc)…流动流动liú dòngto flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid流量流量liú liàngflow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge; data traff…流通流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution流传流传liú chuánto spread; to circulate; to hand down流域流域liú yùriver basin; valley; drainage area