亏待

虧待

kuīdài

verb HSK 7-9 #23,937

Meanings

1 to treat unfairly
2 to do wrong by someone
3 to shortchange

Characters

deficit / to owe / to lose

to treat / to wait for

Examples

HSK 3

我不会亏待你的，放心吧。

Wǒ búhuì kuīdài nǐ de, fàngxīn ba.

I won't treat you badly, don't worry.

HSK 4

父母从来不亏待任何一个孩子。

Fùmǔ cónglái bù kuīdài rènhé yī gè háizi.

The parents never treated any of their children unfairly.

Tips

memory

亏 means deficit/loss - if you 亏待 someone, you are running a deficit in how you treat them, giving them less than they deserve.

Stroke Order

亏 kuī

待 dài