Meaning of 吃亏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chīkuī
- to suffer losses
- to come to grief
- to lose out
- to get the worst of it
- to be at a disadvantage
- unfortunately
Stroke order for each character
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吃 chī · to eat · 6 strokes
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- 2
- 3
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- 5
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亏 kuī · to lose · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
Related words
Words that share a character with 吃亏.
| 吃饭 | chīfàn | to have a meal; to eat |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 吃惊 | chījīng | to be startled; to be shocked |
| 小吃 | xiǎochī | street food; snack |
| 吃力 | chīlì | to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task |
| 多亏 | duōkuī | thanks to; luckily |
| 幸亏 | xìngkuī | fortunately; luckily |
| 大吃一惊 | dàchī-yījīng | (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback |
| 口吃 | kǒuchī | to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2] |
| 吃苦 | chīkǔ | to bear hardships |
| 亏损 | kuīsǔn | deficit; (financial) loss |
| 亏本 | kuīběn | to make a loss |
Questions about 吃亏
What does 吃亏 mean?
吃亏 (chīkuī) means "to suffer losses; to come to grief".
How do you write 吃亏?
吃亏 is made of 2 characters: 吃 (6 strokes), 亏 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 吃亏 an HSK word?
Yes. 吃亏 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 吃亏 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 吃亏 is written 吃虧.