Definition
亏空 is a verb meaning 'to be in debt' or 'to have a financial deficit' — used when expenses exceed income and money is owed. In practice it also functions as a noun referring to the shortfall itself ('a deficit'), but this row's POS limits the definitions to the verb sense. The word is common in financial and administrative contexts.
v.
to be in deficitto have a shortfall (in finances)
Examples
- 亏空。Gōngsī jīnnián kuī kōng le hěn dà yì bǐ qián.The company ran a large deficit this year.
- ，亏空。Yīnwèi guǎnlǐ bú shàn, tā yí gòng kuī kōng le shàng bǎi wàn.Due to poor management, he ended up with a shortfall of over a million.
- ，亏空。Xiàngmù zījīn bú gòu, kǒngpà yào kuī kōng bù shǎo.The project doesn't have enough funding; I'm afraid it will run a considerable deficit.
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