得失

déshī

noun HSK 7-9 #21,632

Meanings

1 gains and losses
2 pros and cons
3 success and failure

Characters

to gain; to get

Examples

HSK 7-9

不要太计较个人的得失。

Bùyào tài jìjiào gèrén de déshī.

Don't worry too much about personal gains and losses.

HSK 7-9

我们需要权衡这件事的得失。

Wǒmen xūyào quánhéng zhè jiàn shì de déshī.

We need to weigh the pros and cons of this matter.

Tips

usage

得失 is an antonym compound (得 gain + 失 lose). Common patterns: 计较得失 (be calculating about gains/losses), 权衡得失 (weigh pros and cons).

Stroke Order

得 de

失 shī