损

sǔn · sun

Traditional 損

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

长(cháng)期(qī)熬(áo)夜(yè)会(huì)损(sǔn)健(jiàn)康(kāng)。

Staying up late for a long time will harm your health.

02

他(tā)总(zǒng)爱(ài)损(sǔn)人(rén),大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)他(tā)。

He always likes to ridicule others, so nobody likes him.

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