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失而复得 — “To regain what was lost”

失而复得 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regain what was lost”. Lost and found again. Literally, “Lost and then regained”.

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失而复得 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 失shī
  • 而ér
  • 复fù
  • 得dé

失而复得 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
失
shī5lose, miss, or fail
而
ér6and, but, then
复
fù9return, repeat, or complex
得
dé11obtain, must, or suitable

Example Sentence with 失而复得

我以为我的旧手表丢了,没想到今天居然失而复得,真是太高兴了!
I thought my old watch was lost, but I unexpectedly found it again today; I'm so happy!

Idioms Related to 失而复得

Antonyms of 失而复得

  • dé得ér而fù复shī失gain and then lose again

More idioms starting with 失

  • shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅lose at the beginning
  • shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅,,shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆lose in one place, gain in another
  • shī失zhī之jiāo交bì臂miss a golden opportunity
  • shī失zhī之qiān千lǐ里,,chà差ruò若háo毫lí厘A tiny error leads to a huge divergence
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘,,chā差zhī之qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘,,chà差yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘,,miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
  • shī失zhāng张mào冒shì势act rashly and impetuously
  • shī失zhāng张shī失zhì志flustered and disoriented
  • shī失zhāng张shī失zhì智utterly flustered and disoriented
  • shī失zhāng张shī失zhì致flustered and disoriented
  • shī失jīng惊dǎo倒guài怪make a fuss over nothing

Questions about 失而复得

What does 失而复得 mean?
失而复得 (shī ér fù dé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regain what was lost”.
How do you pronounce 失而复得?
失而复得 is pronounced shī ér fù dé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 失而复得 literally mean?
Literally, 失而复得 means “Lost and then regained”. It is used to mean “to regain what was lost”.
What is the Chinese definition of 失而复得?
失:遗失,丧失。失去而又得到
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