吃亏 chīkuī▶ Sufrir

Stroke order

吃亏 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

• 吃 — 6 strokes
• 亏 — 3 strokes

Senses

1. to suffer losses
2. to come to grief
3. to lose out
4. to get the worst of it
5. to be at a disadvantage
6. unfortunately

Related words

• 多亏gracias a
• 幸亏Gracias
• 亏待Tratar; golosina
• 亏损pérdida
• 吃力Sudoroso
• 吃惊Asombrarse

吃亏 is pronounced chīkuī and means “Sufrir”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 吃亏 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.