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失而复得

shī ér fù dé
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Definitions

  1. 1. to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)

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Child Words of 失而复得

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

而
ér

and

失
shī

to lose

复
fù

to go and return