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亏

kuī · kui

Traditional 虧

Meaning

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

2 examples

这(zhè)次(cì)投(tóu)资(zī)亏(kuī)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)钱(qián)，他(tā)很(hěn)后(hòu)悔(huǐ)。

He lost a lot of money on this investment and regretted it very much.

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)去(qù)年(nián)亏(kuī)了(le)本(běn)，今(jīn)年(nián)才(cái)慢(màn)慢(màn)好(hǎo)转(zhuǎn)。

This shop ran at a loss last year and only gradually improved this year.

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