What does 得不偿失 mean in Chinese?
得不偿失 (débùchángshī) means the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
得不偿失
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
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the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
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The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 得不偿失?
得不偿失 is pronounced débùchángshī.
Is 得不偿失 an HSK word?
得不偿失 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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