HSK 6 · Mastery

得不偿失

dé bù cháng shī

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

Example Sentence

他经常使用得不偿失这个词。

Tā jīngcháng shǐyòng dé bù cháng shī zhège cí.

He often uses the word 得不偿失.

How to Learn This Word

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