Definition & Meaning

lose money in business

Word usage

shé běn

折 本

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v.lose money in business
- tā zuò mǎi mai shé běn le
  他做买卖折本了。
  He lost money in his business.
- tā men mài nà xiē huò shé běn le
  他们卖那些货折本了。
  Their made a loss on those goods.
- xiāo shòu nà xiē xié zi shǐ tā men shé běn le
  销售那些鞋子使他们折本了。
  Their made a loss on those shoes.
- shé běn shēng yi
  折本生意
  a losing business
- yīn wèi xū yào qián tā zhǐ hǎo jiāng jiā jù shé běn chū shòu
  因为需要钱，他只好将家具折本出售。
  As he was in need of money, he was forced to sacrifice the furniture.
synonym
kuī běn亏本 péi qián赔钱 péi běn赔本 shí běn蚀本
antonym
yíng lì盈利

Word usage

Separable word
"折" and "本" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他折了本，这次亏大了。
  He lost a large amount of money in the business this time.
- 他做买卖也折过本。
  He has also lost money in business.

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