得 dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
得失
déshī
gains and losses
Characters in this word
失 shī
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 领导者必须衡量改革的长期得失，而不是只盯着短期反弹。 Lǐngdǎozhě bìxū héngliáng gǎigé de chángqī déshī, ér bú shì zhǐ dīng zhe duǎnqī fǎntán. Leaders must weigh the long-term gains and losses of reform, rather than focusing only on short-term backlash.
- 做决定之前，先想想其中的得失。 Zuò juédìng zhīqián, xiān xiǎngxiǎng qízhōng de déshī. Before making a decision, first think about the gains and losses involved.
- 他不太在意一时的得失，更看重长远的目标。 Tā bú tài zàiyì yìshí de déshī, gèng kànzhòng chángyuǎn de mùbiāo. He doesn't care much about temporary gains and losses and values long-term goals more.
Related words
- 得到 dédào to get, to obtain
- 记得 jìde to remember
- 觉得 juéde to think, to feel
- 得 dé to get; to receive
- 得出 déchū to reach a conclusion
- 得 de so; to the extent (after a verb)
- 懂得 dǒngde to understand; to know about
- 取得 qǔdé to achieve; to obtain
- 不得不 bùdébù to have to
- 得分 défēn to score points
- 认得 rènde to recognize
- 显得 xiǎnde to seem; to look