suffer heavy losses; defeat in battle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suffer heavy casualties; to lose soldiers and generals in battle; to be defeated
formalUsed to describe military defeat where both common soldiers and commanding officers are lost. Often used in written or formal contexts.
Zhè这
cì次
zhàn战
yì役
dí敌
jūn军
sǔn损
bīng兵
zhé折
jiàng将
，
láng狼
bèi狈
ér而
táo逃
。
In this battle, the enemy army suffered heavy losses and fled in disarray.
Rú如
guǒ果
mào贸
rán然
jìn进
gōng攻
，
zhǐ只
pà怕
huì会
sǔn损
bīng兵
zhé折
jiàng将
。
If we attack rashly, I'm afraid we'll suffer heavy casualties.
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Zhè这
yī一
zhàng仗
xià下
lái来
，
wǒ我
jūn军
suī虽
wèi未
sǔn损
bīng兵
zhé折
jiàng将
，
dàn但
yě也
xiāo消
hào耗
le了
dà大
liàng量
wù物
zī资
。
After this battle, although our army did not suffer personnel losses, we consumed a large amount of supplies.