Definition
走失 is a separable verb (离合词, r.v.) that primarily means 'to get lost' or 'to go missing' — most often used for people or animals wandering away and becoming lost. It can also refer to objects being lost or food/flavors losing their original quality. When used with a duration, measure word, or result, the syllables 走 and 失 can split: e.g. 走失了 ('got lost'), 走过一次失 ('went missing once' — less common; normally you'd say 走失过一次 with 过 after 失, but the separation is between 走 and 失 with 了/过/补语). In everyday use, 走失 is often kept together as a compound verb.
r.v.
(of a person/animal) to get lostto go missing(of an object) to be lostto disappear(of food or flavor) to lose its original character or freshness
Examples
- 走失。Nà ge háizi zuótiān zài shāngchǎng lǐ zǒu shī le.That child got lost in the mall yesterday.
- ，。Wǒmen zhǎo le sān tiān, zhōngyú zhǎodào le zǒu shī de lǎorén.We searched for three days and finally found the elderly person who had wandered off.
- ，走失。Zhè zhǒng cài fàng jiǔ le, wèidao yǐjīng zǒu shī le.This dish has been sitting too long; its flavor has already been lost.
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