# 失态 (shītài): to forget oneself | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-9056
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:53:20.348Z
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Learn 失态 (shītài), HSK 7-9: to forget oneself; to lose composure. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 失态

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shītài

to forget oneself; to lose composure

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

shītài

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## Example sentence

他在宴会上喝多了酒，当场失态，说了许多不该说的话。

Tā zài yànhuì shàng hē duō le jiǔ, dāngchǎng shītài, shuō le xǔduō bù gāi shuō de huà.

He drank too much at the banquet and lost his composure, saying many things he shouldn't have.

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