Hanzi
Traditional
損
Simplified
损

to decrease; to lose/to damage; to harm/(coll.) to ridicule; to deride/(coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean/one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

sǔn

Bopomofo

ㄙㄨㄣˇ

Jyutping

syun2

Example sentences

損傷 / 损伤 sǔnshāng
運動前如果不做熱身，很容易造成肌肉損傷。
运动前如果不做热身，很容易造成肌肉损伤。

If you don't warm up before exercising, it's easy to cause muscle damage.

血管 xuèguǎn
抽菸會對血管造成損傷。
抽烟会对血管造成损伤。

Smoking can cause damage to blood vessels.

損失 / 损失 sǔnshī
這次地震造成了嚴重的經濟損失。
这次地震造成了严重的经济损失。

The earthquake caused serious economic losses.

賠償 / 赔偿 péicháng
這家公司必須賠償所有損失。
这家公司必须赔偿所有损失。

This company must compensate for all losses.

損害 / 损害 sǔnhài
吸菸會嚴重損害你的健康。
吸烟会严重损害你的健康。

Smoking will seriously damage your health.

肝 gān
長期喝酒會損害肝的功能。
长期喝酒会损害肝的功能。

Long-term drinking will damage the liver's function.

虧損 / 亏损 kuīsǔn
這家公司去年虧損了數百萬美元。
这家公司去年亏损了数百万美元。

This company lost millions of dollars last year.

扭轉 / 扭转 niǔzhuǎn
經過大家的努力，我們終於扭轉了公司的虧損局面。
经过大家的努力，我们终于扭转了公司的亏损局面。

Through everyone's efforts, we finally reversed the company's deficit.

受損 / 受损 shòusǔn
這棟建築物在地震中嚴重受損。
这栋建筑物在地震中严重受损。

This building was severely damaged in the earthquake.

亟待 jídài
這座橋的結構受損，亟待修復。
这座桥的结构受损，亟待修复。

The structure of this bridge is damaged and urgently needs repair.

Example Vocabulary

損傷

sun3'shang1

injury; damage; harm

損友

sun3'you3

損失

sun3'shi1

loss; damage; to lose

損害

sun3'hai4

damage; harm

虧損

kui1'sun3

loss; deficit; to lose money

受損

shou4'sun3

to suffer damage; to be damaged

損

sun3

to decrease; to damage; to harm; sarcastic; mean

損人

sun3'ren2

損壞

sun3'huai4

to damage; to ruin; to spoil

損毀

sun3'hui3

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