丢三落四 (丟三落四)
diū sān là sì
Pinyin

Definition

丢三落四 (丟三落四)
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diū sān là sì
  1. forgetful
  2. empty-headed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三
Sān
  1. 1 surname San
四
sì
  1. 1 four
  2. 2 4
三亚
Sān yà
  1. 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三八
sān bā
  1. 1 International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 stupid
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one third

Idioms (20)

一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)

Sample Sentences

他常常丢三落四，忘记带东西。
tā chángcháng diūsānlàsì ，wàngjì dài dōngxi 。
He is often forgetful. He always forgets to bring stuff.
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奶奶老了，做事常常丢三落四。
nǎinai lǎo le ，zuòshì chángcháng diūsānlàsì 。
Grandma is getting old, so she always forgets things that she has to do.
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他是个丢三落四的人。
tā shì ge diūsānlàsì de rén 。
He is a forgetful person.
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他工作常常丢三落四。
tā gōngzuò chángcháng diūsānlàsì 。
He often falls down on his job.
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你这个小朋友怎么丢三落四的。
nǐ zhè gè xiǎopéngyou zěnme diūsānlàsì de 。
You, kiddo, how can you be so forgetful?
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丢三落四
diūsānlàsì
forgetful, absent-minded
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我总是丢三落四的，不是忘了带手机，就是忘了带钱包。
wǒ zǒngshì diūsānlàsì de ，bùshì wàng le dài shǒujī ，jiùshì wàng le dài qiánbāo 。
I'm always forgetful. If I don't forget to bring my cellphone, then I forget to bring my wallet.
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