得不偿失(dé bù cháng shī): the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- dé bù cháng shī
- Meaning
- the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 得不償失
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 得不偿失 — tap one to open its word page.
bù不dé得bù不
HSK 3have no choice or option but to
zhí值dé得
HSK 3worth the money
lái来de得jí及
HSK 4to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
bù不dé得liǎo了
HSK 5desperately serious
shǐ使de得
HSK 5usable; serviceable
bù不dé得yǐ已
HSK 7-9to act against one's will
bù不dé得ér而zhī知
HSK 7-9unknown
bù不yóu由dé得
HSK 7-9can't help
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