亏本

虧本

kuīběn

verb HSK 7-9 #33,771

Meanings

1 to lose money (in business)
2 to suffer a financial loss

Characters

to lose; deficit

capital; origin; root

Examples

HSK 3

这笔生意亏本了。

Zhè bǐ shēngyì kuīběn le.

This deal lost money.

HSK 5

亏本的买卖没人愿意做。

Kuīběn de mǎimài méi rén yuànyì zuò.

Nobody wants to do a business that loses money.

Tips

memory

亏 (to lose/deficit) + 本 (capital) = to lose one's capital = to lose money in business.

Stroke Order

亏 kuī

本 běn