亏本

kuī běn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

亏本是指在商业或投资活动中，支出超过收入，导致本金损失。

To lose money in business or investment, where costs exceed income, resulting in a loss of principal.

通常用于描述做生意或投资时没有盈利反而亏损本金的情况。

Used to describe a situation in business or investment where one fails to make a profit and instead loses the capital.

1 这家公司因为管理不善，去年亏本了。 (This company lost money last year due to poor management.)
2 他投资股票亏本了，心情很不好。 (He lost money investing in stocks and is in a bad mood.)
3 小贩说今天生意不好，可能要亏本。 (The vendor said business was bad today and he might lose money.)
4 我们绝对不能让这个项目亏本。 (We must not let this project incur a loss.)
5 打折促销虽然吸引顾客，但容易亏本。 (Although discounts attract customers, they can easily lead to losses.)

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