亏本

• 拼音: kuī běn
• 汉字拆解: 亏 = simplified from 虧 — loss/deficit; 本 = 木 (tree) + 一 (root marker) — origin/capital

含义

To lose money; to operate at a loss. Selling below cost or running a business unprofitably.

Describes financial loss in commercial transactions or business operations. Often used colloquially to express that something isn't worth the cost, even metaphorically.

例句

1. 这批货卖出去肯定亏本，但不卖更麻烦。
2. 开店头两年一直在亏本经营。
3. 他宁愿亏本也不愿意跟老客户翻脸。

用法指南

语境: business, commerce, finance

语气: pragmatic

正确说法

• 这笔生意做下来是亏本的。(This deal ended up being a loss.)
• 亏本大甩卖！(Selling at a loss! Big clearance sale!)

错误说法

• 用亏本形容非商业的损失，如感情。(亏本 specifically refers to financial/commercial loss — use 吃亏 for general disadvantage)

起源与历史

Compound of 亏 (lose/deficit) + 本 (capital/principal). Literally 'losing one's capital.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal