Word: 吃亏 (chīkuī) Traditional: 吃虧 吃亏 dictionary entry chīkuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately Full dictionary entry for 吃亏 Example sentences using 吃亏 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 不懂法律，就容易吃亏。 Bù dǒng fǎlǜ, jiù róngyì chīkuī. If you don't understand the law, you're easily put at a disadvantage. 做生意老实人容易吃亏。 Zuòshēngyì lǎoshírén róngyì chīkuī. Honest people easily suffer losses in business.