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得不偿失

débùchángshī

Traditional: 得不償失

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

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Meaning of 得不偿失 in English

débùchángshīHSK 7–9Syllabus #6213
  1. the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

Characters

得 on its own →
de · structural particle: used after a verb (

HSK words with 得

觉得HSK 1得HSK 2记得HSK 2得到HSK 3得分HSK 3懂得HSK 3认得HSK 3得意HSK 4获得HSK 4取得HSK 4
不 on its own →
bù · no; not so

HSK words with 不

不HSK 1不要HSK 1不客气HSK 1对不起HSK 1不错HSK 2不好意思HSK 2不但HSK 3不见HSK 3不用HSK 3不同HSK 3
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HSK words with 偿

补偿HSK 6赔偿HSK 6偿还HSK 7–9无偿HSK 7–9如愿以偿HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 失

失败HSK 4失去HSK 4失望HSK 4丢失HSK 5失恋HSK 5失眠HSK 5失误HSK 5失业HSK 5损失HSK 5消失HSK 5

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