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得不偿失
dé bù cháng shī
loss outweighs gain
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What does 得不偿失 mean?
得不偿失 (pinyin: dé bù cháng shī) means loss outweighs gain. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 得不偿失
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 得 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 不 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 失
The characters of 得不偿失
| 得 | dé | have to, must (HSK 2) |
| 不 | bù | not (HSK 1) |
| 偿 | cháng | component character |
| 失 | shī | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 压岁钱 | yā suì qián | lucky money (given to children during Chinese New Year) |
| 一举两得 | yī jǔ liǎng dé | kill two birds with one stone |
| 请帖 | qǐng tiě | invitation card |
| 优胜劣汰 | yōu shèng liè tài | survival of the fittest |
| 物美价廉 | wù měi jià lián | good quality and cheap, value for money |
| 惹祸 | rě huò | cause trouble |
| 刻不容缓 | kè bù róng huǎn | urgent, cannot be delayed |
| 慌忙 | huāng máng | hastily, in a hurry |
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