流失 (liú shī): (of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained

Word info

Pinyin

liúshī

Meaning

(of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained

Characters

2

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 指有用的东西（如土壤、水分、人才、资金等）逐渐散失或流走，造成损失。常用于水土流失、人才流失等说法。