得失
dé shī
Pinyin

Definition

得失
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dé shī
  1. gains and losses
  2. success and failure
  3. merits and demerits

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shī mián
  1. 1 to suffer from insomnia
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to gain
  4. 4 to catch (a disease)
  5. 5 proper
  6. 6 suitable
  7. 7 proud
  8. 8 contented
  9. 9 to allow
  10. 10 to permit
  11. 11 ready
  12. 12 finished
dé dào
  1. 1 to get
  2. 2 to obtain
  3. 3 to receive
huò dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to get
jué de
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to feel
jì de
  1. 1 to remember
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
diū shī
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 lost
shǐ de
  1. 1 usable
  2. 2 workable
  3. 3 feasible
  4. 4 doable
  5. 5 to make
  6. 6 to cause
zhí de
  1. 1 to be worth
  2. 2 to deserve
qǔ dé
  1. 1 to acquire
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to obtain
sàng shī
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to forfeit
shī
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to miss
  3. 3 to fail
shī qù
  1. 1 to lose
shī yì
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 frustrated
shī liàn
  1. 1 to lose one's love
  2. 2 to break up (in a romantic relationship)
  3. 3 to feel jilted
shī kòng
  1. 1 to go out of control
shī bài
  1. 1 to be defeated
  2. 2 to lose
  3. 3 to fail (e.g. experiments)
  4. 4 failure
  5. 5 defeat
  6. 6 CL:次[cì]
shī wàng
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 to lose hope
  3. 3 to despair

Idioms (20)

一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
人有失手,马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
  1. 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
  1. 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
千虑一失
qiān lu:4 yī shī
  1. 1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
千虑一得
qiān lu:4 yī dé
  1. 1 a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
咎有应得
jiù yǒu yīng dé
  1. 1 to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú
  1. 1 to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback
  2. 2 It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

Sample Sentences

生活失意在所难免呀,不忘初心就行了,何必在乎一时的得失。
shēnghuó shīyì zàisuǒ nánmiǎn ya ,bùwàng chūxīn jiù xíng le ,hébì zàihu yīshí de déshī 。
Disappointments are unavoidable in life, just don't forget your original intention. Why get caught up temporary successes or failures.
你呀,哪来那么多愁善感。人生在世哪有一帆风顺没有挫折的,就像心电图啊,高低起伏才说明有活力。老人不是常说,“得之我幸,失之我命”,看开点儿,得失心别那么重,保持向上的姿态,那些烦心事就不足挂齿了。
nǐ ya ,nǎ lái nàme duōchóushàngǎn 。rénshēng zàishì nǎyǒu yīfánfēngshùn méiyǒu cuòzhé de ,jiù xiàng xīndiàntú ā ,gāodī qǐfú cái shuōmíng yǒu huólì 。lǎorén bùshì cháng shuō ,“dé zhī wǒ xìng ,shī zhī wǒ mìng ”,kàn kāi diǎnr ,déshī xīn bié nàme zhòng ,bǎochí xiàngshàng de zītài ,nàxiē fánxīnshì jiù bùzúguàchǐ le 。
Why so depressed? There's no such thing as a life that's all smooth sailing without any frustrations. It's like an ECG, it's only when there are ups and downs that you know you're alive. Don't old people always say, "to gain is luck, to lose is fate". Try to cheer up a bit, don't take gains and losses to heart. If you keep striving forward, your troubles aren't worth dwelling on.
喝一碗孟婆汤吧,一喝便可忘了前世今生。一生的爱恨情仇、浮沉得失,都会随着这碗孟婆汤而过去。
hē yì wǎn mèngpótāng ba ,yì hē biàn kě wàng le qiánshì jīnshēng 。yìshēng de àihènqíngchóu 、fúchéndéshī ,dōuhuì suí zhe zhè wǎn mèngpótāng ér guòqù 。
Have a bowl of Mengpo soup, one taste will make you forget this incarnation. All your attachments and grudges, all the ups and downs, the gains and losses, will all pass away along with this soup.
李小姐,人要看远一点。不要为了一时的得失放弃未来的发展。
Lǐ xiǎojie ,rén yào kàn yuǎn yīdiǎn 。bùyào wèile yīshí de déshī fàngqì wèilái de fāzhǎn 。
Ms. Li, you need to think long-term. Don't abandon future development over a moment's gain.
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