HSK 6 vocabulary › 得不偿失
得不偿失
得不偿失 in English: the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
dé bù cháng shī
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
How to pronounce 得不偿失
dé bù cháng shī (without tone marks: de bu chang shi). dé is a second (rising) tone; bù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; cháng is a second (rising) tone; shī is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 得不偿失
得 dé
to obtain; to get; to gain
to obtain; to get; to gain
不 bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
偿 cháng
to repay; to compensate for; to recompense
to repay; to compensate for; to recompense
失 shī
to lose; to miss; to fail
to lose; to miss; to fail
Related words
| 不 | bù | no; not so | HSK 1 |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it | HSK 1 |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me | HSK 1 |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... | HSK 2 |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember | HSK 3 |
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 得 | děi | must; to have to | HSK 4 |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to; cannot but | HSK 4 |
| 得意 | dé yì | proud of oneself; pleased with oneself | HSK 4 |
| 获得 | huò dé | to obtain; to receive | HSK 4 |