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4 items事倍功半
shì bèi gōng bàn
twice the effort for half the result
表达效果与付出不成正比，类似得不偿失的负向结果
入不敷出
rù bù fū chū
income does not cover expenditure
形容支出超过收入，得失失衡，与得不偿失的损失大于收益相近
功亏一篑
gōng kuī yī kuì
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
比喻功败垂成，付出了很多却最后失败，含有得不偿失的意味
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
因为小的利益而失去大的利益，常与得不偿失连用
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Collocations
常与‘因小失大’连用，强调因贪小利而损失更大，如‘不要因小失大，否则得不偿失’
Common mistakes
不要误写为‘得不成失’，‘偿’在这里是‘补偿’的意思，读作cháng，不要读成sháng或写错。
Example Sentences
1 shown为了省小钱花大时间，真是 得不偿失 。
Spending a lot of time to save a little money is really not worth the cost.
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