不失为

Traditional form:

不失為

Pinyin (reading):

bùshīwéi

Definitions:

• can still be considered (to be...)
• may after all be accepted as

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be