# 流失 (liúshī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 流失 (liúshī) means “to be lost; to erode; drain”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be lost; to erode; drain
- Pinyin: liúshī (liu2 shi1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 公司面临严重的人才流失。
  Gōngsī miànlín yánzhòng de réncái liúshī.
  The company is facing serious talent drain.

## Characters

- [流](https://hanziro.com/word/liu-flow/) (liú): to flow; to spread
- 失 (shī): to lose; to miss

https://hanziro.com/word/liu-shi-be-lost/

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