蝕 shí nibble away Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: lose All meanings 2 shí 2 erode 1lose 1 1 sentence for 蝕 (shí — lose) 这桩生意做下来,咱们可是蚀了本。 zhè zhuāng shēngyi zuò xiàlai, zánmen kěshì shí le běn. We ended up losing money on this business deal. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary