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损兵折将
sǔn​bīng​zhé​jiàng

to suffer heavy losses

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 损 損 sǔn verbnoun
    to damage
    (bound form) to damage; to harm; to injure; to break
  2. 兵 bīng
    army
    army; troops; military forces
  3. 折 zhé verbnoun
    to suffer loss
    to suffer a loss; to lose; to be defeated or humiliated
  4. 将 將 jiàng noun
    general
    a high-ranking military officer; a general; (military) a general officer rank above colonel