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亏本

虧本
kuīběn
verb HSK 7 #33,771

Meanings

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

Examples

这笔生意亏本了。
Zhè bǐ shēngyì kuīběnle.
This deal lost money.
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