damage; loss; wastage
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Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesverb
to damage; to ruin; to destroy
informalUsed colloquially to describe physical damage to crops, property, etc.
Huáng蝗
chóng虫
hài害
le了
jǐ几
bǎi百
mǔ亩
zhuāng庄
jia稼
。
The locusts damaged hundreds of acres of crops.
Zhè这
chǎng场
bīng冰
báo雹
shāng伤
hao耗
le了
bù不
shǎo少
guǒ果
shù树
。
The hailstorm ruined quite a few fruit trees.
verb
to lose; to suffer losses
informalRefers to losing personnel, resources, or assets, often in military or business contexts.
Zhè这
yī一
zhàng仗
wǒ我
men们
shāng伤
hao耗
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
shí十
gè个
dì弟
xiong兄
。
We lost dozens of good men in this battle.
Zhè这
cì次
tóu投
zī资
shāng伤
hao耗
le了
wǒ我
men们
dà大
liàng量
zī资
jīn金
。
This investment cost us a huge amount of capital.
noun
wastage; loss; depletion
informalRefers to the amount of loss or waste, often in inventory or storage contexts.
Kù库
cún存
shuǐ水
guǒ果
yào要
zhù注
yì意
bǎo保
guǎn管
，
jiǎn减
shǎo少
shāng伤
hao耗
。
Store fruits must be properly stored to reduce wastage.
Yùn运
shū输
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
de的
shāng伤
hao耗
tài太
dà大
le了
。
The loss during transportation is too great.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
jiàng降
dī低
shāng伤
hào耗
lǜ率
。
We need to find ways to reduce the rate of depletion.