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亏

kuī · kui

Traditional 虧

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to lose (money); to have a deficit
  2. to be deficient
  3. to treat unfairly
  4. luckily; fortunately; thanks to
  5. (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
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A bad day for the stall

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，西瓜(xīguā)三块(sānkuài)一斤(yījīn)，你(nǐ)亏(kuī)不亏(bùkuī)？

    Boss, watermelon is three yuan a jin. Are you losing money?

  2. Liangliang

    一点儿(yīdiǎnr)也(yě)不(bù)亏(kuī)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)卖了(màile)三百个(sānbǎigè)。

    Not losing a bit. I sold 300 today.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)看起来(kànqǐlai)不高兴(bùgāoxìng)？

    Then why do you look unhappy?

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)掉进(diàojìn)水里(shuǐlǐ)，亏了(kuīle)两千块(liǎngqiānkuài)。

    Because my phone fell into the water. I lost 2000 yuan.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？这(zhè)才是(cáishì)真的(zhēnde)亏(kuī)！

    What? That is a real loss!

  6. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)多买(duōmǎi)几个(jǐge)，我(wǒ)少(shǎo)亏(kuī)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    So please buy a few more, and I will lose a bit less.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)次(cì)投(tóu)资(zī)亏(kuī)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)钱(qián)，他(tā)很(hěn)后(hòu)悔(huǐ)。

He lost a lot of money on this investment and regretted it very much.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)去(qù)年(nián)亏(kuī)了(le)本(běn)，今(jīn)年(nián)才(cái)慢(màn)慢(màn)好(hǎo)转(zhuǎn)。

This shop ran at a loss last year and only gradually improved this year.

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