失 shī
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
失明
shīmíng
to lose one's sight; to go blind
Characters in this word
明 míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这名记者在爆炸中失明，却仍坚持通过录音完成调查报道。 Zhè míng jìzhě zài bàozhà zhōng shīmíng, què réng jiānchí tōngguò lùyīn wánchéng tiáochá bàodào. The journalist lost their sight in the explosion, yet still insisted on completing the investigative report through audio recordings.
- 爷爷年纪大了，眼睛逐渐失明，生活需要家人照顾。 Yéye niánjì dà le, yǎnjing zhújiàn shīmíng, shēnghuó xūyào jiārén zhàogù. Grandfather is getting old, his eyes have gradually gone blind, and he needs his family's care in daily life.
- 这种疾病如果治疗不及时，可能导致失明。 Zhè zhǒng jíbìng rúguǒ zhìliáo bù jíshí, kěnéng dǎozhì shīmíng. If this illness is not treated in time, it may lead to blindness.
Related words
- 失去 shīqù to lose
- 消失 xiāoshī to disappear
- 失败 shībài to fail; failure
- 失望 shīwàng to be disappointed
- 失业 shīyè to lose one's job; unemployment
- 失误 shīwù mistake
- 损失 sǔnshī loss; damage
- 丧失 sàngshī to lose
- 得不偿失 débùchángshī the loss outweighs the gain
- 得失 déshī gains and losses
- 挂失 guàshī to report the loss of something
- 过失 guòshī fault; negligence; mistake