kuī
běn

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 亏本

亏本 means to lose one's capital; to run at a loss. Pronounced kuī běn. HSK 7-9.

  • to lose one's capital; to run at a loss

Definitions & Examples

Kāi
fàn
diàn
nián
kuī
běn
le
 
èr
nián
kāi
shǐ
yíng
 

The restaurant lost money in its first year, but began to turn a profit in the second.

Zhè
shì
kuī
běn
shēng
 
néng
zuò
 

This is a loss-making venture, we can't do it.

zuò
shēng
hěn
yǒu
jīng
yàn
 
hěn
shǎo
kuī
běn
 

He is very experienced in business and rarely loses money.

Wèi
le
kuài
chū
huò
 
men
kuī
běn
mài
le
zhè
cún
 

In order to offload the stock quickly, they sold it at a loss.