丢三落四 diūsānlàsì▶ Perder esto y aquello

Stroke order

丢三落四 is written in 26 strokes across 4 characters.

• 丢 — 6 strokes
• 三 — 3 strokes
• 落 — 12 strokes
• 四 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. forgetful
2. empty-headed

Related words

• 丢人perder prestigio
• 冷落indiferente
• 四肢extremidad
• 堕落Degenerar; Degenerado
• 落实poner en vigor, implementar
• 落成Finalización, cumplimiento

丢三落四 is pronounced diūsānlàsì and means “Perder esto y aquello”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 丢三落四 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.