suffer loss; sustain damage; deplete
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suffer losses or damage; to reduce in number, value, or strength
Commonly used in military contexts to describe troop losses, or in business and finance to describe asset depletion or inventory reduction. Often implies a significant or noticeable decrease.
Jī激
zhàn战
guò过
hòu后
，
dí敌
rén人
bīng兵
lì力
zhé折
sǔn损
guò过
bàn半
。
After the fierce battle, enemy troop strength was reduced by more than half.
Zhè这
chǎng场
wēn瘟
yì疫
shǐ使
gāi该
guó国
rén人
kǒu口
zhé折
sǔn损
yán严
zhòng重
。
This plague caused severe depletion of the country's population.
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Gōng公
sī司
jīn今
nián年
zhé折
sǔn损
le了
dà大
liàng量
zī资
jīn金
。
The company lost a large amount of capital this year.