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  • v.lose one's capital

    • shí běn xiāo shòu

      蚀本销售

      sell at a loss

    • zuò shí běn shēng yi

      蚀本生意

      run losing business

    • xīn kuǎn shí zhuāng yù shang xiāo lù bù chàng jiù yào shí běn mài chū

      新款时装销路就要蚀本卖出

      New fashion designs have to be sold off at a loss if sales are poor.

    • wǒ men zài dí rén dì wǔ cì wéi jiǎo shí qī de shí běn zhèng yīn wèi zhè yī diǎn

      我们敌人围剿时期蚀本因为

      We lost out in the fifth counter-campaign for precisely such reasons.

Word usage

  • "蚀" and "本" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 做买卖

      He lost money in business.

    • 去年做生意今年

      He lost money last year and didn't make money this year.

    • 去年

      He lost his money last year.