得失 meaning in English

déshī

gains and losses; success and failure

HSK 7-9noun16 strokes

Meaning of 得失

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

déshī
  1. gains and losses
  2. success and failure
  3. merits and demerits

Stroke order for each character

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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes

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失 shī · to lose · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 得失.

觉得juédeto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
得到dédàoto get; to obtain; to receive
记得jìdeto remember
懂得dǒngdeto understand; to know; to comprehend
取得qǔdéto acquire; to get; to obtain
得出déchūto obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
失去shīqùto lose
消失xiāoshīto disappear; to fade away
不得不bùdébùhave no choice or option but to; cannot but
值得zhídéworth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
认得rèndeto recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it
显得xiǎndeto seem; to look

Questions about 得失

What does 得失 mean?

得失 (déshī) means "gains and losses; success and failure" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 得失?

得失 is made of 2 characters: 得 (11 strokes), 失 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 得失 an HSK word?

Yes. 得失 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.