吃亏 吃虧
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ hek3 kwai1 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- to suffer losses
- to come to grief
- to lose out
- to get the worst of it
- to be at a disadvantage
- unfortunately
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吃
- 口吃 kǒu chī ㄎㄡˇ ㄔ hau2 hek3 to stammer; to stutter
- 吃力 chī lì ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ hek3 lik6 to entail strenuous effort
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 faan6 to have a meal
- 吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo ㄔ ㄅㄠˇ hek3 baau2 to eat one's fill
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- 吃惊 吃驚 chī jīng ㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ hek3 ging1 to be startled
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 吃不上 chī bu shàng ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ hek3 bat1 soeng6 unable to get anything to eat
- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 乱吃 亂吃 luàn chī ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔ lyun6 hek3 to eat indiscriminately
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 可吃 kě chī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔ ho2 hek3 edible
- 吃人 chī rén ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ hek3 jan4 exploitative
- 吃住 chī zhù ㄔ ㄓㄨˋ hek3 zyu6 food and lodging
- 吃伤 吃傷 chī shāng ㄔ ㄕㄤ hek3 soeng1 to become sick of a food after eating it too much
- 吃刀 chī dāo ㄔ ㄉㄠ hek3 dou1 penetration of a cutting tool
- 吃吃 chī chī ㄔ ㄔ hek3 hek3 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
- 吃味 chī wèi ㄔ ㄨㄟˋ hek3 mei6 to be jealous
亏 虧
- 多亏 多虧 duō kuī ㄉㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄟ do1 kwai1 thanks to
- 幸亏 幸虧 xìng kuī ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄟ hang6 kwai1 fortunately
- 亏损 虧損 kuī sǔn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄣˇ kwai1 syun2 deficit
- 亏本 虧本 kuī běn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄣˇ kwai1 bun2 to make a loss
- 得亏 得虧 děi kuī ㄉㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄟ dak1 kwai1 luckily
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- 扭亏 扭虧 niǔ kuī ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄟ nau2 kwai1 to make good a deficit
- 暗亏 暗虧 àn kuī ㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄟ am3 kwai1 hidden loss (finance)
- 月亏 月虧 yuè kuī ㄩㄝˋ ㄎㄨㄟ jyut6 kwai1 waning moon
- 浮亏 浮虧 fú kuī ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄟ fau4 kwai1 (finance) floating loss; unrealized loss
- 理亏 理虧 lǐ kuī ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄟ lei5 kwai1 in the wrong
- 盈亏 盈虧 yíng kuī ㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄟ jing4 kwai1 profit and loss
- 亏待 虧待 kuī dài ㄎㄨㄟ ㄉㄞˋ kwai1 doi6 to treat sb unfairly
- 亏得 虧得 kuī de ㄎㄨㄟ ˙ㄉㄜ kwai1 dak1 fortunately
- 亏心 虧心 kuī xīn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ kwai1 sam1 a guilty conscience
- 亏折 虧折 kuī zhé ㄎㄨㄟ ㄓㄜˊ kwai1 zit3 to make a capital loss
- 亏格 虧格 kuī gé ㄎㄨㄟ ㄍㄜˊ kwai1 gaak3 (math.) genus
- 亏欠 虧欠 kuī qiàn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄢˋ kwai1 him3 to have a deficit; to be in the red
- 亏产 虧產 kuī chǎn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄔㄢˇ kwai1 caan2 shortfall in production
- 亏空 虧空 kuī kōng ㄎㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄥ kwai1 hung1 in debt
- 亏缺 虧缺 kuī quē ㄎㄨㄟ ㄑㄩㄝ kwai1 kyut3 to be lacking
Idioms with these characters
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 吃喝嫖赌 吃喝嫖賭 chī hē piáo dǔ ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨˇ hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2 lit. to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)
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- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄜ ㄌㄚˋ hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 多吃多占 多吃多佔 duō chī duō zhàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄢˋ do1 hek3 do1 zim3 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˋ gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6 lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
- 扭亏为盈 扭虧為盈 niǔ kuī wéi yíng ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄥˊ nau2 kwai1 wai6 jing4 (idiom) to get into the black; to become profitable
- 自知理亏 自知理虧 zì zhī lǐ kuī ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄟ zi6 zi1 lei5 kwai1 to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)