worry about personal gains and losses; be obsessed with gains and losses
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
be overly concerned about personal gains and losses; worry about losing what one has gained
formalA four-character idiom (成语) describing a negative mentality of excessive anxiety over personal advantage. Often used to criticize someone's lack of broad-mindedness or inability to make decisive choices due to fear of loss.
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
zǒng总
shì是
huàn患
dé得
huàn患
shī失
，
jié结
guǒ果
cuò错
shī失
le了
hěn很
duō多
hǎo好
jī机
huì会
。
He is always overly concerned about gains and losses when acting, which has caused him to miss many good opportunities.
Zài在
zhòng重
dà大
jué决
cè策
shang上
，
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhě者
bù不
néng能
huàn患
dé得
huàn患
shī失
。
When making major decisions, a leader cannot afford to be obsessed with personal gains and losses.
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Tā她
zhè这
zhǒng种
huàn患
dé得
huàn患
shī失
de的
xīn心
tài态
，
ràng让
tā她
zài在
gǎn感
qíng情
zhōng中
huó活
dé得
hěn很
lèi累
。
Her mentality of worrying about gains and losses makes her life in the relationship very tiring.
Huàn患
dé得
huàn患
shī失
shì是
chéng成
gōng功
lù路
shang上
de的
yī一
gè个
dà大
zhàng障
ài碍
。
Being overly concerned about gains and losses is a major obstacle on the road to success.