lose money in a deal; end up at a loss
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to end up losing money; to incur a loss
neutralEmphasizes the outcome of an activity where the expected profit turns into a loss.
Jīng经
yíng营
bù不
shàn善
，
dào倒
péi赔
le了
liǎng两
wàn万
yuán元
。
Poor management resulted in a loss of twenty thousand yuan.
Zhè这
pī批
huò货
méi没
mài卖
chū出
qù去
，
lián连
běn本
qián钱
dōu都
dào倒
péi赔
jìn进
qù去
le了
。
This batch of goods didn't sell, and we even lost the capital we put in.
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Běn本
xiǎng想
tóu投
zī资
zhuàn赚
diǎn点
qián钱
，
shéi谁
zhī知
dào道
zuì最
hòu后
dào倒
péi赔
le了
bù不
shǎo少
。
I thought to invest and make some money, but who knew I'd end up losing a lot.
Dǎ打
guān官
sī司
dǎ打
yíng赢
le了
，
dàn但
suàn算
shàng上
lǜ律
shī师
fèi费
，
zuì最
hòu后
hái还
shì是
dào倒
péi赔
。
We won the lawsuit, but after accounting for lawyer fees, we still ended up at a loss.