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title: "Liushi Meaning: 流失 (to drain away) or 流逝 (to pass)?"
description: "流失 (liúshī) means “to drain away; to lose (staff or customers)”. Not the liushi you heard? See 流逝. Hear its tones, see what 流 and 失 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liushi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 流失 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

流失 liúshī

## to drain away; to lose (staff or customers)

## It can also mean

- to be washed away; to erode

## Its characters

1. 流 liú to flow
2. 失 shī to lose

## In a sentence

大雨让山上的土壤流失了。 The heavy rain washed away the soil on the mountain.

[More about 流失](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B5%81%E5%A4%B1)

## Other words said liushi

- [流逝liúshìto pass](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B5%81%E9%80%9D)

## More words with 流 or 失

- [潮流 cháoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoliu)
- [丢失 diūshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diushi)
- [风流 fēngliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengliu)
- [河流 héliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heliu)
- [交流 jiāoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoliu)
- [客流 kèliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keliu)
- [流畅 liúchàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuchang)
- [流程 liúchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liucheng)
- [流传 liúchuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuchuan)
- [流动 liúdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liudong)

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