得不偿失 得不償失
得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕ dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1 HSK 7-9
- the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
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得
- 不得 bù dé ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ bat1 dak1 must not
- 使得 shǐ de ㄕˇ ˙ㄉㄜ sai2 dak1 usable; serviceable
- 来得 來得 lái de ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ loi4 dak1 to emerge (from a comparison)
- 值得 zhí de ㄓˊ ˙ㄉㄜ zik6 dak1 worth the money
- 免得 miǎn de ㄇㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄜ min5 dak1 so as not to; so as to avoid
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- 取得 qǔ dé ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 只得 zhǐ dé ㄓˇ ㄉㄜˊ zi2 dak1 to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- 得了 dé le ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄜ dak1 liu5 all right!
- 得以 dé yǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ dak1 ji5 able to
- 得出 dé chū ㄉㄜˊ ㄔㄨ dak1 ceot1 to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
- 得分 dé fēn ㄉㄜˊ ㄈㄣ dak1 fan1 to score a point (in a competition, test etc)
- 得到 dé dào ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ dak1 dou3 to get; to obtain; to receive
- 得力 dé lì ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋ dak1 lik6 able
- 得失 dé shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ dak1 sat1 gains and losses
- 得很 de hěn ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄣˇ dak1 han2 (after an adjective) very
- 得意 dé yì ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ dak1 ji3 proud of oneself
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 得奖 得獎 dé jiǎng ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ dak1 zoeng2 to win a prize
- 得当 得當 dé dàng ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄤˋ dak1 dong3 appropriate
- 得知 dé zhī ㄉㄜˊ ㄓ dak1 zi1 to find out
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
偿 償
- 偿还 償還 cháng huán ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ soeng4 waan4 to repay; to reimburse
- 无偿 無償 wú cháng ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ mou4 soeng4 free; no charge; at no cost
- 补偿 補償 bǔ cháng ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ bou2 soeng4 to compensate
- 赔偿 賠償 péi cháng ㄆㄟˊ ㄔㄤˊ pui4 soeng4 to compensate
- 如愿以偿 如願以償 rú yuàn yǐ cháng ㄖㄨˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄧˇ ㄔㄤˊ jyu4 jyun6 ji5 soeng4 to have one's wish fulfilled
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- 代偿 代償 dài cháng ㄉㄞˋ ㄔㄤˊ doi6 soeng4 (medical) compensation
- 偿付 償付 cháng fù ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄨˋ soeng4 fu6 to pay back
- 偿债 償債 cháng zhài ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄞˋ soeng4 zaai3 to repay a debt
- 偿命 償命 cháng mìng ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ soeng4 meng6 to pay with one's life
- 偿清 償清 cháng qīng ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ soeng4 cing1 to repay; to pay off a debt
- 报偿 報償 bào cháng ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄤˊ bou3 soeng4 to repay; to recompense
- 抵偿 抵償 dǐ cháng ㄉㄧˇ ㄔㄤˊ dai2 soeng4 to compensate
- 有偿 有償 yǒu cháng ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄤˊ jau5 soeng4 paying
- 求偿 求償 qiú cháng ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄤˊ kau4 soeng4 to seek compensation
- 清偿 清償 qīng cháng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄤˊ cing1 soeng4 to repay a debt in full
- 肉偿 肉償 ròu cháng ㄖㄡˋ ㄔㄤˊ juk6 soeng4 (fig.) to use sex to pay off (a debt)
- 酬偿 酬償 chóu cháng ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄤˊ cau4 soeng4 reward
- 补偿费 補償費 bǔ cháng fèi ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄟˋ bou2 soeng4 fai3 compensation
- 赔偿金 賠償金 péi cháng jīn ㄆㄟˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ pui4 soeng4 gam1 compensation
- 夙愿以偿 夙願以償 sù yuàn yǐ cháng ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ ㄧˇ ㄔㄤˊ suk1 jyun6 ji5 soeng4 a long-cherished ambition is realized
失
- 丢失 丟失 diū shī ㄉㄧㄡ ㄕ diu1 sat1 to lose; to misplace
- 丧失 喪失 sàng shī ㄙㄤˋ ㄕ song3 sat1 to lose
- 失事 shī shì ㄕ ㄕˋ sat1 si6 (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
- 失传 失傳 shī chuán ㄕ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sat1 cyun4 (of skills etc) to die out
- 失利 shī lì ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ sat1 lei6 to lose
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- 失去 shī qù ㄕ ㄑㄩˋ sat1 heoi3 to lose
- 失恋 失戀 shī liàn ㄕ ㄌㄧㄢˋ sat1 lyun2 to lose one's love
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 失掉 shī diào ㄕ ㄉㄧㄠˋ sat1 diu6 to lose
- 失控 shī kòng ㄕ ㄎㄨㄥˋ sat1 hung3 to go out of control
- 失效 shī xiào ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ sat1 haau6 to fail
- 失败 失敗 shī bài ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ sat1 baai6 to be defeated
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 失业 失業 shī yè ㄕ ㄧㄝˋ sat1 jip6 unemployment
- 失眠 shī mián ㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊ sat1 min4 to suffer from insomnia
- 失落 shī luò ㄕ ㄌㄨㄛˋ sat1 lok6 to lose (sth)
- 失误 失誤 shī wù ㄕ ㄨˋ sat1 ng6 lapse
- 失踪 失蹤 shī zōng ㄕ ㄗㄨㄥ sat1 zung1 to be missing
- 失灵 失靈 shī líng ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sat1 ling4 out of order (of machine)