HSK C5/W3/V5
Correct
亏
/ kuī /
Strokes
Definition
deficiency/deficit/luckily/it's lucky that.../(often ironically) fancy that...
Example
As a Verb
lose (money, etc); have a deficit
1
Bǎ
把
lǎoběn
老本
kuī
亏
guāng
光
le
了
have lost all one's capital
2
Kuī
亏
le
了
100
100
yuán
元
have a deficit of 100 yuan ; lose 100 yuan
As a Verb
be short of; be deficient; lack
3
Wǒ
我
kuī
亏
nǐ
你
20
20
yuán
元
。
I owe you 20 yuan.
4
Qìxuè
气血
liǎng
两
kuī
亏
dual depletion of qi and blood
As a Verb
treat unfairly
5
Rén
人
bù
不
kuī
亏
dì
地
,
dì
地
bù
不
kuī
亏
rén
人
。
The land won't fail people as long as people don't fail the land.
6
Fàngxīn
放心
,
kuī
亏
bù
不
le
了
nǐ
你
。
Don't worry; we will not be unfair to you.
As a Verb
fortunately; luckily; thanks to
7
Kuī
亏
wǒ
我
qīzǐ
妻子
yǒu
有
yàoshi
钥匙
,
yàobù
要不
wǒ
我
jìn
进
bù
不
le
了
mén
门
。
Luckily my wife had the key; otherwise I couldn't have entered the house.
8
Kuī
亏
nǐ
你
ànshí
按时
gǎndào
赶到
le
了
,
bùrán
不然
kě
可
jiù
就
wùshì
误事
le
了
。
Fortunately you came in time; otherwise we would have to put off the whole thing.
As a Verb
[used to show irony]
9
Zhè
这
pān
番
huà
话
kuī
亏
nǐ
你
shuō
说
dé
得
chūkǒu
出口
。
You owe it to yourself to say it. / You had the nerve to say so.
10
Kuī
亏
nǐ
你
háishi
还是
gè
个
dàxuéshēng
大学生
,
lián
连
zhège
这个
dōu
都
bù
不
zhīdào
知道
。
For a college student, you ought to know better than that!
As a Verb
(of the moon) wane
11
Yuèmǎnzékuī
月满则亏
。
When the moon becomes full, it begins to wane.