Question 1

How do you pronounce 得不偿失?

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得不偿失 is pronounced "dé bù cháng shī" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 7-9 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 得不偿失 mean?

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得不偿失 (dé bù cháng shī) means: the gains do not make up for the losses, the loss outweighs the gain. It is used as a phrase.

Question 3

How do you write 得不偿失 in Chinese?

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得不偿失 is written with 4 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 得不償失.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 得不偿失?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 得不偿失 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

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Traditional:

Zhuyin:

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觉得HSK 1

记得HSK 2

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不得不HSK 4

值得HSK 4

得意HSK 4

获得HSK 4

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