吃
亏

To suffer losses in Chinese: 吃亏 (chī kuī)

chī kuī

to suffer losses

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

Definitions

  1. 1to suffer losses
  2. 2to come to grief
  3. 3to lose out
  4. 4to get the worst of it
  5. 5to be at a disadvantage
  6. 6unfortunately

Stroke order

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吃
亏

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ㄔ

chī

ㄔ/ ch—/ first tone

ㄎㄨㄟ

kuī

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

吃亏

Simplified

吃虧

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 太老实的人常常会吃亏。

    tài lǎo shí de rén cháng cháng huì chī kuī。

    People who are too honest often lose out.

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Related words

吃

chī

to eat

亏

kuī

deficiency

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

多亏

duō kuī

thanks to

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

幸亏

xìng kuī

fortunately

吃饭

chī fàn

to have a meal

吃力

chī lì

to entail strenuous effort

吃苦

chī kǔ

to bear hardships

口吃

kǒu chī

to stammer

亏本

kuī běn

to make a loss

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