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有所得必有所失

yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī

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Definitions

  1. 1. there is no gain without a loss (idiom)
  2. 2. there is no such thing as a free meal

Child Words of 有所得必有所失

所得
suǒ dé

what one acquires

得
de

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

有所
yǒu suǒ

somewhat

所
suǒ

actually

必
bì

certainly

得
děi

to have to

有
yǒu

to have; there is

失
shī

to lose

得
dé

to obtain