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亏 (kuī) — how to say "to lose" in Chinese
亏
To lose, loss
verb
Radicals / Keys
二
Two
#7 · èr · 2 strokes
Collocations
亏钱
kuī qián
lose money
Examples
做生意亏了本钱，他很难过。
He lost his capital in business and was very sad.
他亏了钱。
He lost money.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to lose" in Chinese?
"to lose" in Chinese is 亏 (kuī).
亏 meaning in English
亏 (kuī) means "To lose, loss".
How is 亏 pronounced?
It is pronounced kuī (written as kui). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Kui in Chinese character
It is written 亏 and has 3 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 亏?
亏 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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