亏 (kuī): to lose (money), to have a deficit, to be deficient, to treat unfairly
亏 (kuī) is a Chinese character meaning “to lose (money).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 二 (structural). It ranks #1722 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to lose (money)
- to have a deficit
- to be deficient
- to treat unfairly
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 亏
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幸亏 | xìng kuī | fortunately |
| 亏欠 | kuī qiàn | to have a deficit |
| 吃亏 | chī kuī | to suffer losses |
| 亏待 | kuī dài | to treat sb unfairly |
| 功亏一篑 | gōng kuī yī kuì | lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful |
| 亏本 | kuī běn | to make a loss |
| 亏空 | kuī kōng | in debt |
| 亏心事 | kuī xīn shì | shameful deed |
| 亏得 | kuī de | fortunately |
| 盈亏 | yíng kuī | profit and loss |
| 理亏 | lǐ kuī | in the wrong |
| 自负盈亏 | zì fù yíng kuī | responsible for its profit and losses (of organization) |
| 吃哑巴亏 | chī yǎ ba kuī | to be forced to suffer in silence |
| 货问三家不吃亏 | huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī | see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1] |
| 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 | bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián | (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril |
亏 appears in 40 compound words: 35 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 亏 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
to assume sole responsibility for profits and losses (of an enterprise etc.)
Example Sentences
了解亏字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè kuī zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "亏" (kuī) helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
亏43亿照发股利!中钢每股拟配现金0.15...
kuī 4 3 yì zhào fā gǔ lì ! zhōng gāng měi gǔ nǐ pèi xiàn jīn 0 . 1 5 . . .
Lose 4.3 billion dividends! China Steel intends to distribute cash per share of 0.15...
《钢铁股》中钢去年每股亏0.29元 47年以来赤字 拟配息0.1...
gāng tiě gǔ zhōng gāng qù nián měi gǔ kuī 0 . 2 9 yuán 4 7 nián yǐ lái chì zì nǐ pèi xī 0 . 1 . . .
"Steel Stocks" China Steel lost 0.29 yuan per share last year and has been in the deficit since 47 years, and the proposed dividend is 0.1...
【企业盈警】极智嘉(02590)料去年亏损降至最多3000万人币,经调整转亏为盈
qǐ yè yíng jǐng jí zhì jiā ( 0 2 5 9 0 ) liào qù nián kuī sǔn jiàng zhì zuì duō 3 0 0 0 wàn rén bì , jīng diào zhěng zhuǎn kuī wéi yíng
Jizhijia (02590) expects its loss to drop to a maximum of 30 million yuan last year, and it has been adjusted to turn a loss into a profit
从亏损到赚钱 速腾聚创靠机器人翻身
cóng kuī sǔn dào zhuàn qián sù téng jù chuàng kào jī qì rén fān shēn
From loss to money, Suteng Juchuang relies on robots to turn over
DHC第四季财报每股亏损优于预期,股价上涨
D H C dì sì jì cái bào měi gǔ kuī sǔn yōu yú yù qī , gǔ jià shàng zhǎng
DHC's fourth-quarter earnings report reported better-than-expected earnings per share, and shares rose
亏你想到这种馊主意！
Kuī nǐ xiǎngdào zhèzhǒng sōuzhǔyi!
Of all the silly ideas!
多亏你我胃口都没了。
Duōkuī nǐ wǒ wèikǒu dōu méile.
Thanks to you I've lost my appetite.
多亏了顺风，我们很快就到了那个小岛。
Duōkuī le shùnfēng, wǒmen hěn kuài jiù dào le nàge xiǎodǎo.
Thanks to the favorable wind, we soon reached the island.
多亏了这场大雨，蔬菜价格直线上升。
Duōkuī le zhè chǎng dàyǔ, shūcài jiàgé zhíxiàn shàngshēng.
Due to the heavy rain, vegetable prices have risen.
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