What does 亏 mean in Chinese?
亏 (kuī) means to lose (money); to have a deficit.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
亏
to lose (money); to have a deficit
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to lose (money); to have a deficit
02
to be deficient
03
to treat unfairly
04
luckily; fortunately; thanks to
05
(used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 亏
How do you pronounce 亏?
亏 is pronounced kuī.
Is 亏 an HSK word?
亏 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 亏?
亏 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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