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损坏

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional損壞

damage; impair; break

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to damage; to impair; to break

neutral

Used for objects, equipment, or abstract things becoming less functional or unusable. Often implies physical harm.

Táng糖
chī吃
duō多
le了
 ,
róng容
yì易
sǔn损
huài坏
yá牙
chǐ齿
 。

Eating too much sugar can easily damage your teeth.

Bào暴
yǔ雨
sǔn损
huài坏
le了
dào道
lù路
hé和
qiáo桥
liáng梁
 。

The heavy rain damaged the roads and bridges.

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Zhè这
tái台
jī机
qì器
yīn因
wèi为
cāo操
zuò作
bù不
dàng当
ér而
sǔn损
huài坏
le了
 。

This machine was damaged due to improper operation.

Sǔn损
huài坏
gōng公
wù物
yào要
péi赔
cháng偿
 。

Damaging public property requires compensation.

Cháng长
qī期
de的
yā压
lì力
huì会
sǔn损
huài坏
rén人
de的
jiàn健
kāng康
 。

Long-term stress can impair a person's health.