得不偿失
dé bù cháng shī
not worth the trouble
HSK 5
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得
不
偿
失
Definitions
ENnot worth the trouble
中得到的不如失去的多
日割に合わない
한득보다 실이 많다
Example Sentences
为了省几块钱排队一小时太得不偿失了。
Wèile shěng jǐ kuài qián páiduì yī xiǎoshí tài dé bù cháng shī le.
Queuing for an hour to save a few yuan is not worth it.
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What does 得不偿失 mean in Chinese?+
得不偿失 (dé bù cháng shī) means "not worth the trouble" in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 得不偿失?+
得不偿失 is pronounced "dé bù cháng shī" in standard Mandarin Chinese.
What HSK level is 得不偿失?+
得不偿失 is an HSK 5 vocabulary word.
What characters make up 得不偿失?+
得不偿失 is composed of the characters: 得, 不, 偿, 失.