亏 kuī
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 二 — two
亏待
kuīdài
to treat unfairly; to treat shabbily
Characters in this word
待 dāi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他总觉得公司亏待了基层员工，所以离职时没有丝毫留恋。 Tā zǒng juéde gōngsī kuīdài le jīcéng yuángōng, suǒyǐ lízhí shí méiyǒu sīháo liúliàn. He always felt the company had treated front-line employees unfairly, so he felt no attachment when he resigned.
- 你放心，我们不会亏待你的。 Nǐ fàngxīn, wǒmen bú huì kuīdài nǐ de. Don't worry, we won't treat you badly.
- 他工作很努力，老板却亏待了他。 Tā gōngzuò hěn nǔlì, lǎobǎn què kuīdài le tā. He works very hard, yet the boss has treated him unfairly.
Related words
- 亏 kuī to lose money
- 多亏 duōkuī thanks to, fortunately
- 亏损 kuīsǔn to lose money
- 吃亏 chīkuī to suffer losses; to be at a disadvantage
- 亏本 kuīběn to lose money; to operate at a loss
- 幸亏 xìngkuī thanks to; fortunately
- 等待 děngdài to wait for
- 对待 duìdài to treat; to deal with
- 接待 jiēdài to receive guests
- 待遇 dàiyù pay and benefits
- 期待 qīdài to look forward to
- 待 dāi to stay