败兵折将

敗兵折將
bàibīngzhéjiàng

to suffer a major defeat in battle resulting in the loss of a number of soldiers and generals

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1 败兵 bàibīng defeated soldier
=2 折 shé
  1. to snap
  2. to break (a stick, a bone etc)
  3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
=2 折 zhē
  1. to turn sth over
  2. to turn upside down
  3. to tip sth out (of a container)
=2 折 zhé
  1. to break
  2. to fracture
  3. to snap
  4. to suffer loss
  5. to bend
  6. to twist
  7. to turn
  8. to change direction
  9. convinced
  10. to convert into (currency)
  11. discount
  12. rebate
  13. tenth (in price)
  14. classifier for theatrical scenes
  15. to fold
  16. accounts book
=2 折 zhé
  1. variant of 折 zhé
  2. to fold
=2 折 tí only used in 折折
=3 将 jiāng
  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to use
  4. to take
  5. to checkmate
  6. just a short while ago
  7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)
=3 将 jiàng
  1. (bound form) a general
  2. (literary) to command; to lead
  3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
=3 将 qiāng
  1. to desire
  2. to invite
  3. to request