# 吃亏 (chīkuī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吃亏 (chīkuī) means “to suffer a loss; to be at a disadvantage”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to suffer a loss; to be at a disadvantage
- Pinyin: chīkuī (chi1 kui1)
- Traditional: 吃虧
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 不仔细看合同会吃亏的。
  Bù zǐxì kàn hétong huì chīkuī de.
  If you don't read the contract carefully, you'll suffer a loss.

## Characters

- [吃](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-eat/) (chī): to eat
- [亏](https://hanziro.com/word/kui-lose-money/) (kuī): to lose money; fortunately

https://hanziro.com/word/chi-kui-suffer-loss/

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