亏 kuī — to be short of; to lack

亏

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #25

Traditional: 虧

kuī kui1

Basic definition

verb
  1. to be short of; to lack e.g 亏欠血亏
  2. to lose; to make a loss e.g 亏损亏本亏折
  3. to treat unfairly; to let down e.g 亏待亏心
adverb
  1. luckily; thanks to e.g 幸亏多亏

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (形声。从亏,( hū)声。本义:气损)
  2. damage of vital energy e.g 亏柔 · 亏退
  3. be short of e.g 亏欠 亏失 · 亏累 · 亏紊 · 亏替
  4. loss;wear and tear;damage;harm e.g 亏缺 · 亏污 · 亏误 · 亏输
  5. lose;be defeated
  6. ruin;destroy;damage e.g 亏损 亏污 · 亏害 · 亏图 · 亏名
  7. reduce e.g 亏成 · 亏全
  8. violate e.g 亏负亏心事 亏制
  9. differ from
  10. loss e.g 吃亏自负盈亏 使出版家受亏
  11. wane e.g 亏盈 · 月满则亏
adverb
  1. luckily e.g 亏杀 · 亏不尽
  2. fortunately e.g 亏不尽 · 亏你提起这件事, 否则我就忘了
  1. 作反语用,表示斥责或讥讽。如:这样的事,真亏你做得出来

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