<p>"输了几个很好的代表？” means a council gambled with their great  representatives,then they lost.</p>

<p>"this year my school's student council lost a couple of great representatives"</p>

<p>今年，我们校学生会失去了几位出色的学生代表。</p>

<p>Most of the time,We can use 失去 for lost。but 失去 indicates some bad conditions. “What happend? politic conflicts or death”。</p>

<p>add an explanation.</p>

<p>今年，由于涉及到毕业，我们校学生会失去了几位出色的学生代表。</p>

<p>今年，由于毕业的关系，我们校学生会失去了几位出色的学生代表。</p>

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<p>Edited:
After more consideration,
I think it is better to use either of the two。</p>

<p>失去 means something lost which you wish did not.If you were sorry for the reelection ,you could use 失去。</p>

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2014-09-22T16:31:05.347Z
So, if we lost them because of reelection (but I still think it is a bad thing) you would say “失去”？
Stephen
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Also, what does "涉及 ” mean in this context?
Stephen
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@Stephen `涉及` means `involving`, `relating to`, etc. in general. I would prefer the second example than the one with `涉及`.
Pete C.
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@Jacob We would use `失去` instead of `输` useless there is a competition (a win/lose situation) for 2 groups to fight for their representatives.
Pete C.
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<p>I"m trying to figure out how to say to "lose" as in to lose a member of a team or (in my case) a member of a club. For example, how would you translate, 
"this year my school's student council lost a couple of great representatives" </p>

<p>Would you use the term "输了几个很好的代表？” </p>

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2014-09-22T05:00:40.713Z
**输** is the opposite of win - not the lose you're looking for. **失去** or **丢失** would be more fitting.
Mou某
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How to say "To lose" as in to "lose a team member"
# How to say "To lose" as in to "lose a team member"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-22)

I"m trying to figure out how to say to "lose" as in to lose a member of a team or (in my case) a member of a club. For example, how would you translate,
"this year my school's student council lost a couple of great representatives"

Would you use the term "输了几个很好的代表？”

**Tags:** vocabulary

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: **输** is the opposite of win - not the lose you're looking for. **失去** or **丢失** would be more fitting.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-09-22. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

"输了几个很好的代表？” means a council gambled with their great representatives,then they lost.

"this year my school's student council lost a couple of great representatives"

今年，我们校学生会失去了几位出色的学生代表。

Most of the time,We can use 失去 for lost。but 失去 indicates some bad conditions. “What happend? politic conflicts or death”。

add an explanation.

今年，由于涉及到毕业，我们校学生会失去了几位出色的学生代表。

今年，由于毕业的关系，我们校学生会失去了几位出色的学生代表。

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Edited:
After more consideration,
I think it is better to use either of the two。

失去 means something lost which you wish did not.If you were sorry for the reelection ,you could use 失去。

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So, if we lost them because of reelection (but I still think it is a bad thing) you would say “失去”？  
> **username_0**: Also, what does "涉及 ” mean in this context?  
> **username_3**: @username_0 `涉及` means `involving`, `relating to`, etc. in general. I would prefer the second example than the one with `涉及`.  
> **username_3**: @Jacob We would use `失去` instead of `输` useless there is a competition (a win/lose situation) for 2 groups to fight for their representatives.  

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