患得患失

huàn dé huàn shī

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Definitions

  1. 1. to worry about personal gains and losses

Child Words of 患得患失

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

患
huàn

to suffer (from illness)

失
shī

to lose