Definitions

1. 1. lost something

Components

• 丢 diū – to lose
• 了 le – (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

Related Words

• 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā – to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
• 捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜 jiǎn le zhī ma , diū le xī gua – to focus on the unimportant and miss out on what is important