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

Character Breakdown

吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1 6 丶
亏
kuī
to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient
HSK 5 3 丶

Compound Words (3)

吃亏上当
chīkuīshàngdàng
to be taken advantage of
货问三家不吃亏
huòwènsānjiābùchīkuī
see [[貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏<huòbǐsānjiābùchīkuī>]]
货比三家不吃亏
huòbǐsānjiābùchīkuī
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)

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