吃亏

HSK 7-9

chīkuī

suffer loss; be at a disadvantage general

to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately

他总是吃亏。

tā zǒng shì chī kuī。

He always comes out on the short end.

这次比赛她吃了不少亏。

zhè cì bǐsài tā chī le bù shǎo kuī。

In this competition, she suffered many losses.