得失

dé shī

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 损失 sǔn shī 损失 sǔn shī loss focuses on loss vs 得失 covering both gain and loss: loss

Related words

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• 成败 chéng bài 成败 chéng bài success or failure 得失 refers to gains/losses; 成败 means success/failure: success or failure

Synonyms

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• 利弊 lì bì 利弊 lì bì pros and cons 权衡利弊 like weighing gains and losses: pros and cons

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 计较 or 成败, e.g. 计较个人得失 (worry about personal gains and losses).

Common mistakes

得失 is a noun phrase; do not use it as a verb meaning to gain or lose.

Example Sentences

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生活中不能太计较个人 得失 。

In life, one shouldn't be too concerned with personal gains and losses.

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Words Containing 得失

• 成败得失 成败得失 chéng bài dé shī: lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)

Child Words of 得失

• 得 得 dé: to obtain
• 得 得 de: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
• 得 得 děi: to have to
• 失 失 shī: to lose