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sǔn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 损

重复性劳损
chóng fù xìng láo sǔn

repetitive strain injury (RSI)

跌打损伤
diē dǎ sǔn shāng

injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc

消损
xiāo sǔn

wear and tear

损公肥私
sǔn gōng féi sī

to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense

贬损
biǎn sǔn

to mock; to disparage; to belittle

脑损伤
nǎo sǔn shāng

brain damage

有损
yǒu sǔn

to be harmful (to)

损赠
sǔn zèng

to donate

环境损害
huán jìng sǔn hài

environmental damage

损毁
sǔn huǐ

to cause damage to

碰损
pèng sǔn

bruising (damage to soft fruit etc)

㧑损
huī sǔn

to humble

损坏
sǔn huài

to damage

缺损
quē sǔn

defective

损人不利己
sǔn rén bù lì jǐ

to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

损耗品
sǔn hào pǐn

consumables

止损
zhǐ sǔn

(finance) stop-loss

旧损
jiù sǔn

in disrepair

海损
hǎi sǔn
劳损
láo sǔn

strain (medicine)

耗损
hào sǔn

to waste

前部皮层下损伤
qián bù pí céng xià sǔn shāng

anterior subcortical lesions

亏损
kuī sǔn

deficit

停损单
tíng sǔn dān

stop-loss order (finance)

完好无损
wán hǎo wú sǔn

in good condition

磨损
mó sǔn

to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out

磨损率
mó sǔn lǜ

attrition rate

欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn

wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster

损失
sǔn shī

loss

虚损
xū sǔn

(TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang

损人利己
sǔn rén lì jǐ

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

损益表
sǔn yì biǎo

income statement (US)

止损单
zhǐ sǔn dān

stop-loss order (finance)

损益
sǔn yì

profit and loss

附带损害
fù dài sǔn hài

collateral damage (both as a legal term, and as a military euphemism)

无损
wú sǔn

to do no harm (to sth)

损人
sǔn rén

to harm others

受损
shòu sǔn

to suffer damage

破损
pò sǔn

to become damaged

折损
zhé sǔn

to suffer losses; to lose (some of one's reputation, one's fleet, one's staff etc)

防损
fáng sǔn

loss prevention

损伤
sǔn shāng

to harm

丘脑损伤
qiū nǎo sǔn shāng

thalamic lesions

健康受损
jiàn kāng shòu sǔn

health damage

污损
wū sǔn

to contaminate

割损
gē sǔn

circumcision (Bible term)

神经性视损伤
shén jīng xìng shì sǔn shāng

neurological visual impairment (NVI)

毁损
huǐ sǔn
迟发性损伤
chí fā xìng sǔn shāng

delayed lesion

损耗
sǔn hào

wear and tear

嘴损
zuǐ sǔn

(dialect) sharp-tongued

视损伤
shì sǔn shāng

visual impairment

有损压缩
yǒu sǔn yā suō

(computing) lossy compression

停损点
tíng sǔn diǎn

see 止損點|止损点[zhǐ sǔn diǎn]

减损
jiǎn sǔn

to impair

止损点
zhǐ sǔn diǎn

(finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)

损害
sǔn hài

harm

满招损,谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì

(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit

损税
sǔn shuì

crippling taxation

皮层性视损伤
pí céng xìng shì sǔn shāng

cortical visual impairment (CVI)

损友
sǔn yǒu

bad friend

基底神经节孙损伤
jī dǐ shén jīng jié sūn sǔn shāng

basal ganglia lesions

易损性
yì sǔn xìng

vulnerability

恶损
è sǔn

to ridicule