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得失

得失 (dé shī): Gains and losses / Pros and cons (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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得失 consists of 2 characters.

to get; to obtain

to lose; to miss; to fail

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Pinyindé shī

MeaningGains and losses / Pros and cons

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word得失

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Words with 失

失望shī wàngHSK 4
失败shī bàiHSK 4
丢失diū shīHSK 5
失业shī yèHSK 5
失去shī qùHSK 5
失恋shī liànHSK 5
失眠shī miánHSK 5
损失

sǔn shī

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 得失 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 得失 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith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

calculate gains and losses

Noun + Nounwith成败

chéng成

bài败

dé得

shī失

Idiomwith患

huàn患

dé得

huàn患

shī失

4.

Example Sentences with 得失

tā他

mǎi买

dōng东

xī西

shí时

zǒng总

zài在

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

zuò做

chū出

zhòng重

dà大

jué决

dìng定

qián前

，

bì必

xū须

zǐ仔

xì细

quán权

héng衡

dé得

shī失

。

Before making a major decision, one must carefully weigh the pros and cons.

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.

rì日

cháng常

gòu购

wù物

shí时

，

guò过

fèn分

jì计

jiào较

dé得

shī失

fǎn反

ér而

huì会

xiāo消

hào耗

gèng更

duō多

jīng精

lì力

。

When shopping daily, being overly concerned about gains and losses can actually consume more energy.

rén人

shēng生

zhōng中

de的

dé得

shī失

wǎng往

wǎng往

nán难

yǐ以

yù预

liào料

，

zhòng重

yào要

de的

shì是

bǎo保

chí持

píng平

hé和

de的

xīn心

tài态

。

Gains and losses in life are often unpredictable; what matters is maintaining a calm mindset.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

fēn分

xī析

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

dé得

shī失

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

nán难

yǐ以

zuò做

chū出

zuì最

zhōng终

jué抉

zé择

。

Despite analyzing all the pros and cons, he still finds it difficult to make a final decision.