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亏损 (kuī sǔn) — to incur a loss, to suffer a deficit

Definition

A business/finance term for a company or project running at a loss — more formal and specifically financial than 损失 (general loss/damage). Contrast with 亏本 (to lose money on a deal).

verb
to incur a lossto suffer a deficit

Examples

  • 亏损。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī jīn nián kuī sǔn le wǔ bǎi wàn.
    This company incurred a loss of five million this year.
  • 亏损。
    Tā de tóu zī kuī sǔn le hěn duō qián.
    His investment lost a lot of money.
  • 亏损，。
    Rú guǒ xiàng mù jì xù kuī sǔn, wǒ men zhǐ néng tíng zhǐ.
    If the project continues to suffer losses, we have to stop it.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

亏kuīloss
损sǔndamage

'亏' and '损' both refer to loss, so the word means to suffer a deficit.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 虧; 亏 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亏亏kuīexhale
Sound part声符shēngfú
雐
雐hū虧kuī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 虧 pairs 雐, a sound part, with 亏, a part meaning exhale. The simplified 亏 is a later abbreviation.

Open 亏 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 損; 损 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
員
員yuán損sǔn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 損 pairs 手 (hand) with 員 as a sound part; the simplified 损 is a later shorthand, so its visible parts are not the original components.

Open 损 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Finance & Banking

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