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title: "Shiluo Meaning: 失落 (shīluò) Means “to lose”"
description: "失落 (shīluò) means “to lose; lost”. Hear its tones, see what 失 and 落 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiluo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 失落 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

失落 shīluò

## to lose; lost

## It can also mean

- to feel lost; disappointed

## Its characters

1. 失 shī to lose
2. 落 luò to fall

## In a sentence

没考上大学，他很失落。 He felt very disappointed after failing to get into university.

百多年前，在郑国的城门口，有人对一个年轻人说：“东门那儿站着一个人，看起来又累又**失落**，像一条没有家的狗。

From [孔子是谁？ · Who was Confucius?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-was-confucius#library-word-43-45)

[More about 失落](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%B1%E8%90%BD)

## More words with 失 or 落

- [丢失 diūshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diushi)
- [回落 huíluò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huiluo)
- [降落 jiàngluò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangluo)
- [角落 jiǎoluò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoluo)
- [流失 liúshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liushi)
- [落地 luòdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luodi)
- [落后 luòhòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luohou)
- [落户 luòhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luohu)
- [落实 luòshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luoshi)
- [迷失 míshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mishi)

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