得失 (dé shī) — gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits

Definition

得失 is a formal, often philosophical pair — the 'gains and losses' of a course of action or of life itself. 长短 covers a wider, more everyday 'pros and cons / merits and faults'; 利弊 is the neutral, practical 'pros and cons' used in deliberation.

noun
gains and lossessuccess and failuremerits and demerits

Beispiele

  • 得失
    Rén shēng de dé shī hěn nán héng liáng.
    The gains and losses of life are hard to measure.
  • 得失
    Zuò jué dìng shí yào kǎo lǜ dé shī.
    When making decisions, you must consider the pros and cons.
  • 得失
    Tā cóng bú jì jiào gè rén dé shī.
    He never cares about personal gains and losses.

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