# 丢三落四 (diūsānlàsì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 丢三落四 (diūsānlàsì) means “forgetful; scatterbrained”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: forgetful; scatterbrained
- Pinyin: diūsānlàsì (diu1 san1 la4 si4)
- Traditional: 丟三落四
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他做事丢三落四，常常忘带钥匙。
  Tā zuòshì diūsānlàsì, chángcháng wàng dài yàoshi.
  He does things scatterbrainedly and often forgets to bring his keys.

## Characters

- [丢](https://hanziro.com/word/diu-lose/) (diū): to lose; to throw
- [三](https://hanziro.com/word/san-three/) (sān): three
- [落](https://hanziro.com/word/luo-fall/) (luò): to fall; to drop
- [四](https://hanziro.com/word/si-four/) (sì): four

https://hanziro.com/word/diu-san-la-si-forgetful/

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