亏

kuī

HSK 5 verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. to lose (money); to have a deficit
  2. to be deficient
  3. to treat unfairly
  4. luckily; fortunately; thanks to
  5. (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)

Definition data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0

In real sentences 真实例句

亏kuī你nǐ想到xiǎngdào这种zhèzhǒng馊主意sōuzhǔyi！

Of all the silly ideas!

Tatoeba #602908

多亏duōkuī了le你nǐ，我wǒ还hái活着huózhe。

I owe it you that I am still alive.

Tatoeba #1750364

多亏duōkuī你我nǐwǒ胃口wèikǒu都dōu没了méile。

Thanks to you I've lost my appetite.

Tatoeba #501566

吃亏chīkuī就是jiùshì占便宜zhànpiányi

Taking a loss is actually making a gain.

Tatoeba #2694188

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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