丢三忘四 — “To be muddled and forgetful”
丢三忘四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be muddled and forgetful”. To be scatterbrained; to be always forgetting things. Literally, “lose three, forget four”.
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丢三忘四 Pronunciation and Pinyin
丢三忘四 Character Breakdown
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他总是丢三忘四，重要的文件常常不知道放在哪里。
He is always forgetting things; he often doesn't know where he put important documents.
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- diū丢kuī盔qì弃jiǎ甲utterly routed and flee in disarray
- diū丢kuī盔pāo抛jiǎ甲flee in utter disorder
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- diū丢méi眉diū丢yǎn眼make suggestive glances
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What does 丢三忘四 mean?
丢三忘四 (diū sān wàng sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be muddled and forgetful”.
How do you pronounce 丢三忘四?
丢三忘四 is pronounced diū sān wàng sì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 丢三忘四 literally mean?
Literally, 丢三忘四 means “lose three, forget four”. It is used to mean “to be muddled and forgetful”.
What is the Chinese definition of 丢三忘四?
形容做事马虎粗心，不是丢了这个，就是忘了那个。同“丢三落四”。