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    Expressing 'to get lost' with 迷失 (míshī)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    迷失 + 了 + 方向

    Explanation

    迷失 (míshī) is a verb meaning 'to get lost' or 'to lose one's way.' It is commonly paired with 方向 (direction) in the phrase 迷失了方向, meaning 'to lose one's sense of direction.' It can also be used figuratively to mean losing one's purpose.

    Examples

    • 我们在森林里迷失了方向，只好原地等待救援。

      Wǒmen zài sēnlín lǐ míshī le fāngxiàng, zhǐhǎo yuándì děngdài jiùyuán.

      We got lost in the forest and had no choice but to wait in place for rescue.

    • 没有导航的话，在这座城市很容易迷失。

      Méiyǒu dǎoháng de huà, zài zhè zuò chéngshì hěn róngyì míshī.

      Without navigation, it's very easy to get lost in this city.

    • 年轻人有时候会在生活中迷失自己。

      Niánqīngrén yǒu shíhou huì zài shēnghuó zhōng míshī zìjǐ.

      Young people sometimes lose themselves in life.

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