# 亏本 (kuīběn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 亏本 (kuīběn) means “to lose money in business”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lose money in business
- Pinyin: kuīběn (kui1 ben3)
- Traditional: 虧本
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 那家商店因为亏本关门了。
  Nà jiā shāngdiàn yīnwèi kuīběn guānmén le.
  That shop lost money and closed down.

## Characters

- [亏](https://hanziro.com/word/kui-lose-money/) (kuī): to lose money; fortunately
- [本](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-books/) (běn): (measure word) for books

https://hanziro.com/word/kui-ben-lose-money-in/

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