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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

得不偿失

débùchángshī
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9HSK 2.0 · Level 6Traditional: 得不償失

In Mandarin Chinese, 得不偿失 (débùchángshī) means “not worth the loss”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. not worth the loss

Stroke order

Examples

  • 为了省一点钱而累坏身体，真是得不偿失。
    Wèile shěng yìdiǎn qián ér lèihuài shēntǐ, zhēnshì débùchángshī.
    Ruining your health to save a little money is really not worth the loss.

Characters

得
de
(particle) complement marker
Words with 得
得到记得觉得得得出懂得取得得分
不
bù
not; no
Words with 不
不不大不对不用不客气对不起是不是不错
偿
cháng
to repay; to compensate for
Words with 偿
补偿赔偿偿还无偿如愿以偿
失
shī
to lose; to miss
Words with 失
失去消失失败失望失业失误损失丧失