How to say "I lost my passport" in Chinese

When To Use It

"I lost my passport" maps to 我的护照丢了 (wǒ de hùzhào diū le), a urgent emergency phrase for travel situations.

This is useful in transit, hotels, stations, airports, and cross-city logistics where clarity matters more than style.

Practice it first exactly as written, then swap in your own people, places, or objects so it becomes part of your active speaking repertoire.

Tone And Delivery

The register is urgent, so speed and clarity take priority over elegance. Deliver it firmly, then add the key detail right away.

Because this is marked intermediate, focus on when it sounds natural, not just how to translate it word for word.

A good practice target is the example sentence 不好意思，我的护照丢了。 (bù hǎo yìsi, wǒ de hùzhào diū le.). Once that feels natural, shorten your pause and try it at conversation speed.

Practice Ideas

This phrase becomes more useful when you learn it as part of a mini-sequence. After saying it, a natural next step could be 快叫救护车 (kuài jiào jiùhùchē).

A second nearby phrase to review is 快报警 (kuài bàojǐng), which helps you stay in the same topic instead of translating from scratch again.

• Read the example “Excuse me, I lost my passport.” aloud, then replace one detail with your own information.
• Pair it with “Call an ambulance” next so your conversation does not stop after a single line.
• In urgent contexts, slow down just enough for the listener to catch the key nouns after the main phrase.
• If you hear a slightly different version in the wild, compare the tone and context before treating it as interchangeable.