lead to a situation where the loss outweighs the gain
jù具
，
dàn但
wán玩
yī一
xià下
jiù就
huài坏
le了
，
dé得
bù不
cháng偿
shī失
。
He spent a lot of money on a toy, but it broke quickly, which was not worth the cost.
Wèi为
le了
shěng省
qián钱
mǎi买
pián便
yi宜
huò货
，
jié结
guǒ果
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
huài坏
le了
，
zhēn真
shi是
dé得
bù不
cháng偿
shī失
。
To save money by buying cheap goods, only for them to break quickly, is truly losing more than you gain.
wèi为
le了
zhuī追
qiú求
duǎn短
qī期
lì利
rùn润
ér而
pò破
huài坏
shēng生
tài态
huán环
jìng境
，
cháng长
yuǎn远
lái来
kàn看
jué绝
duì对
shì是
dé得
bù不
cháng偿
shī失
de的
。
Pursuing short-term profits at the expense of the ecological environment is definitely a case of losing more than you gain in the long run.
nǐ你
wèi为
le了
shěng省
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
qián钱
，
què却
yào要
mào冒
zhè这
me么
dà大
de的
fēng风
xiǎn险
，
nán难
dào道
bù不
jué觉
de得
dé得
bù不
cháng偿
shī失
ma吗
？
You're taking such a big risk just to save this little bit of money; don't you think it's a case of losing more than you gain?
tā他
wèi为
le了
yíng赢
dé得
biàn辩
lùn论
，
bù不
xī惜
shāng伤
hài害
péng朋
yǒu友
de的
gǎn感
qíng情
，
jié结
guǒ果
nòng弄
dé得
zhòng众
pàn叛
qīn亲
lí离
，
zhēn真
shì是
dé得
bù不
cháng偿
shī失
。
In order to win the argument, he didn't hesitate to hurt his friend's feelings, ending up alienating everyone; it was truly a case of losing more than he gained.
