loss; wastage; shrinkage
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to suffer loss in quantity during manufacturing, transportation, or storage
Commonly used in logistics, agriculture, and manufacturing to describe spoilage, shrinkage, or natural loss of goods.
Yòng用
xiān鲜
cài菜
yān腌
chéng成
xián咸
cài菜
，
zhé折
hào耗
hěn很
dà大
。
There is significant shrinkage when pickling fresh vegetables into salted ones.
Shū蔬
cài菜
zài在
zhuǎn转
yùn运
zhōng中
zhé折
hào耗
le了
jǐ几
bǎi百
jīn斤
。
Several hundred jin of vegetables were lost during transit.
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Liáng粮
shi食
zài在
chǔ储
cún存
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
huì会
yǒu有
zì自
rán然
zhé折
hào耗
。
Grain suffers natural shrinkage during storage.
Shuǐ水
guǒ果
yīn因
wèi为
fǔ腐
làn烂
，
zhé折
hào耗
lǜ率
dá达
dào到
le了
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
shí十
。
The spoilage rate of the fruit reached ten percent due to rotting.