Definition
输 (shū) primarily means 'to lose' in a competition, game, or argument — the opposite of 赢 (yíng). Its 'transport' sense (运送 yùnsòng) is a bound form used in compounds like 运输 (transportation), not a standalone verb. The 'donate' sense (捐 juān) is literary and rare in modern speech; for donating money or goods, use 捐 or 捐赠 instead.
verb
to lose (a competition, game, or argument)to transportto transmit (bound form, often in compounds)(colloquial) to enter (a password or code)
Easily confused
- 偷tōulook-alike(verb) to steal
- 书shūsound-alikebook
- 数shǔsound-aliketo count, to enumerate
- 数shǔsound-aliketo count (enumerate)
- 树shùsound-aliketree
- 属shǔsound-aliketo belong to, to be affiliated with
- 束shùsound-alike(classifier) for bunches, bundles, or beams of light
- 赎shúsound-aliketo redeem (an item from pawn or pledge)
- 竖shùsound-alike(adjective) vertical, upright
- 梳shūsound-aliketo comb (hair)
Examples
- 输。Tāmen duì yòu shū le zhè chǎng bǐsài.Their team lost this match again.
- 输。Tā bù xiǎng shū diào zhè cì jīhuì.He doesn't want to lose this opportunity.
- 输。Nǐ zài shǒujī shàng shū mìmǎ jiù xíng.Just enter the password on your phone.
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