亏
kuī
Meaning
- to lose (money); to have a deficit
- to treat unfairly
- luckily; fortunately; thanks to
Definition
亏本；亏损；欠缺；幸亏；多亏
loss; deficit; lack; fortunately; thanks to
Usage
可表示经济上的亏损、数量上的欠缺，也可表示幸亏、多亏的语义，有时用于反语表示讥讽。
Can indicate financial loss, shortage in quantity, or express 'fortunately' or 'thanks to', sometimes used ironically for sarcasm.
Examples
- 1 这次生意亏了不少钱。 (The business lost a lot of money this time.)
- 2 你这样做太亏了，白白浪费了时间。 (It's a loss to do it this way, wasting time for nothing.)
- 3 亏了你帮忙，不然我真不知道怎么办。 (Thanks to your help, otherwise I really don't know what to do.)
- 4 亏你还记得我生日，太感动了。 (It's so nice of you to remember my birthday, I'm so touched.)
- 5 亏他还是大学生，连这个都不懂。 (For a college student, he doesn't even understand this, how ironic.)
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