HSK 5
吃亏
吃虧
Meaning
- to suffer losses
- to come to grief
- to lose out
- to get the worst of it
- to be at a disadvantage
- unfortunately
- Traditional
- 吃虧
- Pinyin
- chī kuī
Character reference
Components and radical classification
吃
chīto eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
Primary radical口 · mouth
亏
kuīto lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient
Primary radical二 · two
虧
kuīto lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient
Primary radical虍 · tiger
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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