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Meaning of 得不偿失

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得 dé 不 bù 偿 cháng 失 shī (Trad.: 得不償失)HSK 6
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
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1
chéng gōng
成功
zhǐ néng
只能
shì
是
xìng fú
幸福
de
的
yī gè
一个
yīn sù
因素
，
rú guǒ
如果
wèi le
为了
huò dé
获得
chéng gōng
成功
ér
而
xī shēng
牺牲
qí tā
其他
xìng fú
幸福
de
的
yīn sù
因素
，
nà
那
jiù
就
wèi miǎn
未免
dé bù cháng shī
得不偿失
le
了
。
Success can be only one ingredient in happiness, and is too dearly purchased if all the other ingredients have been sacrificed to obtain.
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