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得不偿失

dé bù cháng shī

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Child Words of 得不偿失

no; not so

to obtain

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

to have to

to repay

to lose