Usage note
亏表示损失、亏欠。
kuī biǎo shì sǔn shī 、 kuī qiàn。
亏 means a loss or being indebted.
Context note
亏常用于生意、感谢和口语。
kuī cháng yòng yú shēng yì 、 gǎn xiè hé kǒu yǔ。
It is often used with business, thanks, and spoken language.
5 examples
这次生意亏了。
zhè cì shēng yì kuī le。
This business lost money.
多亏了你。
duō kuī le nǐ。
Thanks to you.
他吃了亏。
tā chī le kuī。
He suffered a loss.
亏本了。
kuī běn le。
There was a loss.
这件事真亏。
zhè jiàn shì zhēn kuī。
What a loss.
5 mini stories
老师说，做生意有时会亏。
lǎo shī shuō， zuò shēng yì yǒu shí huì kuī。
The teacher said business sometimes loses money.
多亏大家帮忙，事情才完成。
duō kuī dà jiā bāng máng， shì qíng cái wán chéng。
Thanks to everyone's help, the task was finished.
他虽然吃了亏，但学到了经验。
tā suī rán chī le kuī， dàn xué dào le jīng yàn。
Although he suffered a loss, he gained experience.
这次比赛他亏了一点。
zhè cì bǐ sài tā kuī le yì diǎn。
He lost a bit in this competition.
亏不一定是坏事。
kuī bù yí dìng shì huài shì。
A loss is not necessarily a bad thing.
Mini dialogue
吃亏
A
这次生意我们亏了钱。
Zhè cì shēngyì wǒmen kuī le qián.
We lost money in this business deal.
B
别难过，下次就不会亏了。
Bié nánguò, xià cì jiù bú huì kuī le.
Don't be sad, next time we won't suffer a loss.
亏本
A
他卖东西总是亏本。
Tā mài dōngxi zǒngshì kuīběn.
He always sells things at a loss.
B
这样亏下去可不行。
Zhèyàng kuī xiàqù kě bùxíng.
It's not okay to keep losing money like this.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
赚
zhuàn
earn, gain
Opposite of suffering a loss
similar
损失
sǔnshī
loss
Similar meaning, often used for material loss
similar
吃亏
chīkuī
to suffer losses, be at a disadvantage
Common phrase meaning to be in an unfavorable situation