wán

literary
verb

Meaning of

抏 means to frustrate; to thwart; to wear down; to exhaust. Pronounced wán.

  • to frustrate; to thwart; to wear down; to exhaust

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Definitions & Examples

nǎi
wán
zhī
 
zài
xiāo
hào
bīng
 

This is a strategy to wear down the enemy, aiming to exhaust their military strength.

Cháng
wéi
kùn
 
wán
kòu
bèi
zhī
zhōng
 

A long-term siege wears down the bandits amidst exhaustion.

wán
shī
zhǎng
zhī
shàng
 
cuò
zhé
ruì
 

They wish to toy with our army in the palms of their hands, so as to frustrate their keen fighting spirit.