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有得有失

yǒu dé yǒu shī

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Definitions

  1. 1. you win some, you lose some (idiom)
  2. 2. gains and losses
  3. 3. trade-off

Child Words of 有得有失

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

有
yǒu

to have; there is

失
shī

to lose