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

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.

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