déshī

得失

HSK 7-9Word · Noun

gains and losses; pros and cons

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

gains and losses; success and failure

Often used in the context of not caring about personal gains or losses, frequently collocating with verbs like 计较.

bù不
jì计
jiào较
gè个
rén人
de的
dé得
shī失
 。

Do not care about personal gains and losses.

Tā他
zhǐ只
kǎo考
lǜ虑
tuán团
duì队
de的
lì利
yì益
 ,
cóng从
bù不
jì计
jiào较
gè个
rén人
dé得
shī失
 。

He only considers the team's interests and never cares about personal gains and losses.

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Zhè这
cì次
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
dé得
shī失
bìng并
bù不
zhòng重
yào要
 ,
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shì是
cān参
yù与
 。

The success or failure of this competition is not important; what matters is participation.

2.

noun

pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages

Used when comparing different options, methods, or situations, often collocating with verbs like 权衡 or adjectives like 各有.

Liǎng两
zhǒng种
bàn办
fǎ法
gè各
yǒu有
dé得
shī失
 。

Both methods have their pros and cons.

Zài在
zuò做
jué决
dìng定
zhī之
qián前
 ,
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
quán权
héng衡
yī一
xià下
dé得
shī失
 。

Before making a decision, we should weigh the pros and cons.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
fāng方
àn案
de的
dé得
shī失
hěn很
míng明
xiǎn显
 。

The advantages and disadvantages of this plan are obvious.

Nǐ你
xū需
yào要
zǐ仔
xì细
kǎo考
lǜ虑
qí其
zhōng中
de的
dé得
shī失
 。

You need to carefully consider the pros and cons involved.