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1.have a deficit; can't make both ends meet; be in debt; loss money in business

2.debt; deficit; spend more than one makes; bankruptcy

kuī kong

亏 空

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1
v.have a deficit; can't make both ends meet; be in debt; loss money in business
- zhè shì zhè ge háng kōng gōng sī lián xù dì sì nián kuī kong
  这是这个航空公司连续第四年亏空。
  This is the airline's fourth straight year in the red.
- jīn nián de shēng yi bù hǎo zuò dào nián dǐ gōng sī jìng rán kuī kong le
  今年的生意不好做，到年底公司竟然亏空了！
  Business is down this year, and the company will run into debt by the end of the year.
- zhè ge gōng chǎng kuī kong wǔ wàn yuán
  这个工厂亏空五万元。
  The factory had a deficit of 50,000 yuan.
synonym
kuī qiàn亏欠
2
n.debt; deficit; spend more than one makes; bankruptcy
- chén zhòng kuī kong
  沉重亏空
  heavy deficit
- jù é kuī kong
  巨额亏空
  a great deficit
- lā kuī kong
  拉亏空
  get into debt
antonym
jī xù积蓄

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