HSK 7-9
亏本
kuīběn动
to make a loss
原料涨价使小店开始亏本。
Yuánliào zhǎngjià shǐ xiǎodiàn kāishǐ kuīběn.
Rising material prices caused the small shop to start losing money.
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Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.