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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

亏本 [kuīběn]
  1. 1. lose money in business; lose one's capital
    亏本生意
    a losing proposition

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

亏本 [kuīběn]
  1. 1. 亏损本钱;把本钱赔进去
    不能做亏本的买卖
    亏本经营。

Examples

买卖亏本
be out of pocket by the transaction
亏本
lose money in business
亏本经营。
to sell sth at a loss
亏本卖某物
He has been forced to sell his car at a loss.
他被迫亏本卖掉他的汽车。

Collocations

亏本生意
to lose money in business
亏本经营
to lose money in business
亏本买卖
to lose money selling
亏本太多
to lose too much money
生意亏本
to lose money in business

Word Decomposition


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