吃虧 chī kuī

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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)
虧 kuī
deficiency; deficit; luckily