亏
本

To make a loss in Chinese: 亏本 (kuī běn)

kuī běn

to make a loss

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 虧本1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to make a loss

Stroke order

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亏
本

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ㄎㄨㄟ

kuī

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

亏本

Simplified

虧本

Traditional

Example sentences

See 亏本 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 那笔生意让他亏本了。

    nà bǐ shēng yì ràng tā kuī běn le。

    That deal made him take a loss.

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Related words

本

běn

root

亏

kuī

deficiency

本来

běn lái

original

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

吃亏

chī kuī

to suffer losses

多亏

duō kuī

thanks to

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

基本

jī běn

basic

幸亏

xìng kuī

fortunately

本子

běn zi

book

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