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title: "Sunhuai Meaning: 损坏 (sǔnhuài) Means “to damage”"
description: "损坏 (traditional 損壞, sǔnhuài) means “to damage; to break”. Hear its tones, see what 损 and 坏 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sunhuai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 损坏 mean?

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损坏 sǔnhuài

## to damage; to break

## Its characters

1. 损 sǔn to damage
2. 坏 huài bad

## In a sentence

快递里的杯子被损坏了。 The cup in the package was damaged.

[More about 损坏](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8D%9F%E5%9D%8F)

## More words with 损 or 坏

- [亏损 kuīsǔn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuisun)
- [磨损 mósǔn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mosun)
- [破坏 pòhuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pohuai)
- [损害 sǔnhài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sunhai)
- [损伤 sǔnshāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sunshang)
- [损失 sǔnshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sunshi)

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