Verbto suffer losses; come to grief; take a beating

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 吃亏.
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Character Breakdown

吃亏 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 吃亏 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 吃亏 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith
chī
kuī
neutral
afraid of suffering losses
Idiomwith上当
chī
kuī
shàng
dāng
neutral
suffer losses and be deceived
Adverb + Verbwith容易
róng
chī
kuī
neutral
prone to suffer losses
Verb + Complementwith
chī
liǎo
kuī
neutral
suffer a big loss

Example Sentences with 吃亏

mǎi
dōng
西
shí
chī
kuī
le
He suffered a loss when buying things.
zài
tán
pàn
zhōng
guò
ràng
zuì
zhōng
zhī
huì
ràng
chī
kuī
Making too many concessions in negotiations will ultimately only cause you to suffer losses.
nán
dào
dān
xīn
zhè
tóu
huì
chī
kuī
ma
Aren't you worried that this investment will result in a loss?
zhè
zuò
zhōng
men
gōng
méi
yǒu
chī
kuī
fǎn
ér
huò
le
shǎo
jīng
yàn
In this cooperation, our company did not suffer a loss; instead, we gained a lot of experience.
wèi
rén
zhōng
hòu
zài
shēng
chǎng
shàng
què
cóng
méi
chī
guò
kuī
He is honest and kind, yet he has never suffered a loss in the business world.
suī
rán
duǎn
kàn
men
chī
le
kuī
dàn
cháng
yuǎn
gèng
wéi
zhòng
yào
Although we appear to have taken a beating in the short term, the long-term benefits are more significant.
suī
rán
zhè
jiāo
chī
le
diǎn
kuī
dàn
wèi
le
wéi
cháng
zuò
guān
jué
de
zhí
de
Although he suffered a small loss in this transaction, he felt it was worth it to maintain a long-term cooperative relationship.
bié
zǒng
xiǎng
zhe
zhàn
pián便
yi
xiǎo
xīn
zuì
hòu
chī
kuī
Don't always think about taking advantage; be careful not to end up suffering losses yourself.