Chinese symbol for “damage”
损坏
sǔn huài
Traditional: 損壞
to damage; to injure
The closest CC-CEDICT match for damage is 损坏 (sǔn huài), defined as: to damage; to injure.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “damage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毁坏 (毀壞) | huǐ huài | to damage; to devastate |
| 损毁 (損毀) | sǔn huǐ | to damage; to wreck; to destroy |
| 害处 (害處) | hài chu | damage; harm |
| 破坏 (破壞) | pò huài | destruction; damage |
| 损失 (損失) | sǔn shī | loss; damage |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 损坏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 损失 (損失) | sǔn shī | loss; damage |
| 损害 (損害) | sǔn hài | harm; to damage |
| 亏损 (虧損) | kuī sǔn | deficit; (financial) loss |
| 损伤 (損傷) | sǔn shāng | to harm; to damage |
| 受损 (受損) | shòu sǔn | to suffer damage |
| 破坏 (破壞) | pò huài | destruction; damage |
| 坏人 (壞人) | huài rén | bad person; villain |
| 坏事 (壞事) | huài shì | bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things |
See also: Japanese symbol for “damage”.
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