kuī

HSK 5
common
verb
interjection

Meaning of

亏 means to suffer a loss; to lose money; to be short; to lack; to be insufficient. Pronounced kuī. HSK 5.

  • to suffer a loss; to lose money
  • to be short; to lack; to be insufficient
  • to let down; to fail to treat fairly

Character Info

Radical
Strokes3
Components
竖折折钩

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiā
cān
tīng
shàng
yuè
kuī
le
èr
shí
wàn
 

This restaurant suffered a 200,000 yuan loss last month.

Chǎo
piào
kuī
le
shǎo
qián
 

I lost a lot of money trading stocks.

Jīn
nián
de
shēng
méi
yǒu
yíng
 
zhǐ
shì
kuī
ér
 

This year's business didn't make a profit, just broke even.

Zhè
tóu
chà
diǎn
ràng
men
gōng
kuī
kōng
 

This investment almost left our company in debt.

Kāi
zhè
jiā
diàn
sān
nián
lái
zhí
kuī
sǔn
 

This shop has been operating at a loss for three years.