TongTong
Sign in

损耗 (sǔn hào) — to cause loss or wear and tear; to deplete

Definition

损耗 (sǔn hào) means wear and tear or loss through use, often in technical, engineering, or business contexts. It emphasizes gradual depletion over time rather than a single damaging event.

verb
to cause loss or wear and tearto deplete

Examples

  • 损耗。
    Jī qì cháng shí jiān yùn zhuǎn huì dǎo zhì líng jiàn sǔn hào.
    Long-term operation of machinery causes parts to wear and tear.
  • 损耗。
    Zhè zhǒng jīng yíng fāng shì huì sǔn hào gōng sī de zī yuán.
    This management style will deplete the company's resources.
  • 损耗，。
    Yùn shū guò chéng zhōng wù pǐn kě néng huì sǔn hào, xū yào xiǎo xīn bāo zhuāng.
    Items may be damaged during transport, so careful packaging is needed.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

损sǔnloss
耗hàoconsume

损 and 耗 both describe losing substance or energy, together meaning wear or wastage.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 損; 损 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
員
員yuán損sǔn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 損 pairs 手 (hand) with 員 as a sound part; the simplified 损 is a later shorthand, so its visible parts are not the original components.

Open 损 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 耗 →
Appears in
Abstract Concepts

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.