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kuī
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. deficiency
  2. 2. deficit
  3. 3. luckily
  4. 4. it's lucky that...
  5. 5. (often ironically) fancy that...

Words Containing 亏

扭亏为盈
niǔ kuī wéi yíng

to get into the black; to become profitable

吃亏上当
chī kuī shàng dàng

to be taken advantage of

有亏职守
yǒu kuī zhí shǒu

(to be guilty of) dereliction of duty

平生不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不惊
píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.

幸亏
xìng kuī

fortunately

暗亏
àn kuī

hidden loss (finance)

得亏
děi kuī

luckily

亏缺
kuī quē

to be lacking

自负盈亏
zì fù yíng kuī

responsible for its profit and losses (of organization)

多亏
duō kuī

thanks to

亏负
kuī fù

deficient

亏空
kuī kōng

in debt

吃哑巴亏
chī yǎ ba kuī

to be forced to suffer in silence

扭亏
niǔ kuī

to make good a deficit

哑巴亏
yǎ ba kuī

pent-up unspoken grievances

功亏一篑
gōng kuī yī kuì

lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful

货比三家不吃亏
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī

shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)

亏心事
kuī xīn shì

shameful deed

盈亏自负
yíng kuī zì fù

responsible for its profit and losses (of organization)

吃大亏
chī dà kuī

to cost one dearly

亏格
kuī gé

(math.) genus

亏欠
kuī qiàn

to fall short of

理亏
lǐ kuī

in the wrong

吃亏
chī kuī

to suffer losses

自知理亏
zì zhī lǐ kuī

to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)

亏损
kuī sǔn

deficit

亏得
kuī de

fortunately

月亏
yuè kuī

waning moon

不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián

(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril

不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门
bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

货问三家不吃亏
huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī

see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī]

亏产
kuī chǎn

shortfall in production

亏本
kuī běn

to make a loss

亏本出售
kuī běn chū shòu

to sell at a loss

血亏
xuè kuī

anemia

亏待
kuī dài

to treat sb unfairly

盈亏
yíng kuī

profit and loss

亏折
kuī zhé

to make a capital loss

亏心
kuī xīn

a guilty conscience

好汉不吃眼前亏
hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī

a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)