吃亏 chī kuī

to be at a disadvantage; to lose out; to suffer losses

HSK 5

Word data

HSK 5
Frequency 18581st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be at a disadvantage
  2. 2. to lose out
  3. 3. to suffer losses
  4. 4. to get the worst of it
  5. 5. to come to grief
  6. 6. unfortunately

Characters

Character Meaning
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
亏 kuī HSK 5
deficiency; deficit; luckily