丢三落四 (diūsānlàsì) means Forgetful, empty-headed †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他做事 丢三落四 ，总是忘带东西。
Tā zuòshì diūsān làsì, zǒngshì wàng dài dōngxi.
He is scatterbrained and always forgets to bring things.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丢三落四
出门前检查一遍，免得 丢三落四 。
Chūmén qián jiǎnchá yí biàn, miǎnde diūsān làsì.
Check once before you leave so you don't forget half of it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丢三落四
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How is 丢三落四 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 丢三落四 (diūsānlàsì, "Forgetful, empty-headed †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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Is 丢三落四 an HSK word?
Yes — 丢三落四 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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