吃亏

• 拼音: chī kuī
• 汉字拆解: 吃 = to eat/experience; 亏 = deficit/loss

含义

To suffer a loss; to be at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick.

Literally 'to eat loss.' Used when someone ends up worse off in a deal, situation, or comparison. Can refer to financial loss, unfair treatment, or competitive disadvantage.

例句

1. 买东西不比价格，容易吃亏。
2. 老实人有时候容易吃亏。
3. 吃亏是福，有时候退一步海阔天空。

用法指南

语境: deals, life advice, comparison

语气: practical

正确说法

• 不懂行情容易吃亏。(Not knowing the market easily leads to losses.)
• 这次生意我吃了大亏。(I took a big loss on this business deal.)

错误说法

• 我喜欢吃亏 (No one genuinely enjoys suffering losses — though 吃亏是福 is a philosophical saying)

起源与历史

Verb-object phrase: 吃 (eat/experience) + 亏 (loss/deficit). A common colloquial expression for experiencing disadvantage.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal