kuīduǎn

亏短

Word · VerbTraditional虧短

short; deficient; missing

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to be short; to be deficient; to be missing

formal

Often used in financial, commercial, or inventory contexts to describe a shortage of money, goods, or weight.

Zhè这
pī批
huò货
kuī亏
duǎn短
le了
liǎng两
xiāng箱
 。

This batch of goods is short by two cases.

Wǒ我
men们
hé核
duì对
xiàn现
jīn金
 ，
fā发
xiàn现
zhàng账
shàng上
kuī亏
duǎn短
le了
10001
yuán0
 0
 0
 元
 。

We checked the cash and found the account was short by 1000 yuan.

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Rú如
guǒ果
huò货
wù物
kuī亏
duǎn短
 ，
kě可
yǐ以
yāo要
qiú求
bǔ补
fā发
huò或
péi赔
cháng偿
 。

If goods are short, you can request a reshipment or compensation.