How to say “lose money” in Chinese
lose money; loss
“Lose money” in Chinese is 亏损, kuī sǔn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
亏损 is read kuī sǔn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
The opposite of 赚 “earn”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 员.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “亏损”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 亏损. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这家企业连续三年亏损。zhèjiāqǐyèliánxùsānniánkuīsǔnThis company has been running at a loss for three years in a row.
More words from the lesson “Losses and crisis”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lose money” in Chinese?
“Lose money” in Chinese is 亏损, pinyin kuīsǔn.
What does 亏损 mean?
亏损 (kuīsǔn) means “lose money; loss”.
How do you write 亏损?
亏损 is 2 characters: 亏 (kuī) — suffer a loss; 损 (sǔn) — damage; lose. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 亏损?
亏损 is read kuīsǔn. Tones: kuī — first tone, sǔn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lose money” in the lesson “Losses and crisis”
This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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