流 失

liú shīdictionary entry

(of soil etc) to wash away / to be eroded / (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere / to fail to be retained

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Original source entry:

流失 流失 [liu2 shi1] /(of soil etc) to wash away/to be eroded/(fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere/to fail to be retained/

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流
liú
to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade
失
shī
to lose / to miss / to fail

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