wán

抏

Character · VerbTraditional玩

frustrate; exhaust; wear down

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Meanings

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1.

verb

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

literary

Literary and classical usage, often appearing in historical texts regarding military strategy or prolonged conflicts where the goal is to wear down the opponent's strength or morale.

Cǐ此
nǎi乃
wán玩
dí敌
zhī之
cè策
 ，
yì意
zài在
xiāo消
hào耗
qí其
bīng兵
lì力
 。

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

Cháng长
qī期
wéi围
kùn困
 ，
wán玩
kòu寇
yú于
pí疲
bèi惫
zhī之
zhōng中
 。

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

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Bǐ彼
yù欲
wán玩
wǒ我
shī师
yú于
gǔ股
zhǎng掌
zhī之
shàng上
 ，
yǐ以
cuò挫
zhé折
qí其
ruì锐
qì气
 。

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