Chinese symbol for “deficit”
亏损
kuī sǔn
Traditional: 虧損
deficit; (financial) loss
The closest CC-CEDICT match for deficit is 亏损 (kuī sǔn), defined as: deficit; (financial) loss.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “deficit”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赤字 | chì zì | (financial) deficit; red letter |
| 奇缺 | qí quē | very short of (food, clean water etc); extreme shortage |
| 亏缺 (虧缺) | kuī quē | to be lacking; to fall short of |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 亏损.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幸亏 (幸虧) | xìng kuī | fortunately; luckily |
| 多亏 (多虧) | duō kuī | thanks to; luckily |
| 吃亏 (吃虧) | chī kuī | to suffer losses; to come to grief |
| 亏欠 (虧欠) | kuī qiàn | to have a deficit; to be in the red; to owe |
| 盈亏 (盈虧) | yíng kuī | profit and loss; waxing and waning |
| 损失 (損失) | sǔn shī | loss; damage |
| 损害 (損害) | sǔn hài | harm; to damage |
| 损伤 (損傷) | sǔn shāng | to harm; to damage |
See also: Japanese symbol for “deficit”.
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