患得患失

huàn dé huàn shī

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Definitions

1. to worry about personal gains and losses

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Child Words of 患得患失

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 suffer (from illness)

to lose