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得失 (dé shī): Gains and losses / Pros and cons (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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得 • dé • to get; to obtain • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
dé
得
to get; to obtain
失 • shī • to lose; to miss; to fail
shī
失
to lose; to miss; to fail
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 得失.
Words with
得
觉得
jué de
to think; feel
得分
dé fēn
to score
得到
dé dào
to get
懂得
dǒng de
to understand; to know; to comprehend
认得
rèn de
to recognize
记得
jì de
to remember
值得
zhí de
worthy
取得
qǔ dé
to acquire; to get; to obtain
Words with
失
失望
shī wàng
disappointed
失败
shī bài
fail
丢失
diū shī
to lose; to misplace
失业
shī yè
lose one's job; be out of work; be unemployed
失去
shī qù
lose
失恋
shī liàn
to lose one's love
失眠
shī mián
lose sleep; wakefulness; insomnia
损失
sǔn shī
lose; loss; wastage
4.
How to Use 得失 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
个人
gè
个
rén
人
dé
得
shī
失
neutral
personal gains and losses
Verb + Object
jì
计
jiào
较
dé
得
shī
失
neutral
Noun + Noun
with
成败
chéng
成
bài
败
dé
得
shī
失
Idiom
with
患
huàn
患
dé
得
huàn
患
shī
失
5.
Example Sentences with 得失
tā
他
mǎi
买
dōng
东
xī
西
shí
时
zǒng
总
zài
在
calculate gains and losses
quán
权
héng
衡
dé
得
shī
失
formal
weigh the pros and cons
formal
Written
success, failure, gains and losses
formal
worry about personal gains and losses
xiǎng
想
dé
得
shī
失
。
He always thinks about gains and losses when shopping.
zài
在
quán
权
héng
衡
xiàng
项
mù
目
dé
得
shī
失
hòu
后
,
wǒ
我
men
们
jué
决
dìng
定
cǎi
采
nà
纳
gèng
更
wěn
稳
tuǒ
妥
de
的
fāng
方
àn
案
。
After weighing the pros and cons of the project, we decided to adopt a more prudent plan.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
cóng
从
wèi
未
zǐ
仔
xì
细
sī
思
kǎo
考
guò
过
zhè
这
cì
次
tóu
投
zī
资
de
的
dé
得
shī
失
ma
吗
?
Have you never carefully considered the gains and losses of this investment?
zuò
做
jué
决
dìng
定
qián
前
,
wǒ
我
men
们
yào
要
kǎo
考
lǜ
虑
dé
得
shī
失
。
Before making a decision, we need to consider the pros and cons.
tā
他
bìng
并
bú
不
zài
在
yì
意
yì
一
shí
时
de
的
dé
得
shī
失
,
ér
而
shì
是
zhuó
着
yǎn
眼
yú
于
cháng
长
yuǎn
远
fā
发
zhǎn
展
。
He does not care about temporary gains and losses, but focuses on long-term development.