lead to a situation where the loss outweighs the gain
玩
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
shěng省
shí时
jiān间
rào绕
yuǎn远
lù路
，
jié结
guǒ果
dé得
bù不
cháng偿
shī失
。
Taking a detour to save time ended up losing more than gaining.
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
you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
shi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.
