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亏本

亏本 (kuī běn): Lose money (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

亏本 consists of 2 characters.

deficiency, loss, or to treat unfairly

root; [measure word for books]

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Word Info

Pinyinkuī běn

MeaningLose money

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word亏本

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3.

How to Use 亏本 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 亏本 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

kuī亏

běn本

chū出

shòu售

neutral

sell at a loss

kuī亏

běn本

shuǎi甩

mài卖

informalSpoken

Verb + Object

zuò做

kuī亏

běn本

mǎi买

mai卖

Adjective + Nounwith生意

kuī亏

běn本

shēng生

yi意

4.

Example Sentences with 亏本

tā他

mài卖

dōng东

xī西

kuī亏

běn本

le了

clearance sale at a loss

neutral

do a losing deal

kuī亏

běn本

jīng经

yíng营

formalWritten

operate at a loss

neutral

money-losing business

。

He lost money selling things.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shì市

chǎng场

bō波

dòng动

jù剧

liè烈

，

dàn但

gōng公

sī司

chéng承

nuò诺

jué绝

bù不

kuī亏

běn本

jīng经

yíng营

。

Despite severe market fluctuations, the company promises not to operate at a loss.

nǐ你

shàng上

cì次

tóu投

zī资

de的

nà那

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

，

zuì最

hòu后

zhēn真

de的

kuī亏

běn本

le了

ma吗

？

Did that project you invested in last time really end up losing money?

zhè这

jiā家

diàn店

yīn因

wèi为

shēng生

yì意

bù不

hǎo好

，

zuì最

jìn近

yì一

zhí直

zài在

kuī亏

běn本

。

This shop has been losing money recently due to poor business.

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

méi没

yǒu有

kuī亏

běn本

，

fǎn反

ér而

tōng通

guò过

zhè这

cì次

jiāo交

yì易

dà大

zhuàn赚

le了

yì一

bǐ笔

。

Not only did he not lose money, but he actually made a huge profit from this transaction.

wèi为

le了

qīng清

kōng空

kù库

cún存

，

tā他

men们

bù不

dé得

bù不

kuī亏

běn本

shuǎi甩

mài卖

zhè这

xiē些

guò过

jì季

shāng商

pǐn品

。

In order to clear the inventory, they had to sell these out-of-season goods at a loss.

wèi为

le了

xī吸

yǐn引

gù顾

kè客

，

tā他

men们

jué决

dìng定

zàn暂

shí时

kuī亏

běn本

xiāo销

shòu售

zhè这

xiē些

shāng商

pǐn品

。

To attract customers, they decided to sell these goods at a loss for now.

wǒ我

tīng听

shuō说

nà那

jiā家

xīn新

kāi开

de的

cān餐

tīng厅

yì一

zhí直

zài在

kuī亏

běn本

，

kě可

néng能

kuài快

chēng撑

bú不

xià下

qù去

le了

。

I heard that newly opened restaurant has been losing money and might not be able to hold on much longer.