FEEDBACK

Meaning of 得而复失

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得 dé 而 ér 复 fù 失 shī (Trad.: 得而復失)
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
我不是这个意思
。
你说的是十分钟
。
而我说的是得而复失
。
Thats not the way I meant it. You said ten minutes. Its having a thing and the loss Im talking about.
2
她说
:
“
我们不想看到业已取得的成就得而复失
。
”
She said: "We do not want to see the ground we have gained lost.
3
没联系上的基本可以认定是孤儿
,
我可不想得而复失
。
Without anyone having contacted her, she should be an orphan. I don't want to end up losing her.
4
没有这个前提
,
发展就无从谈起
,
来之不易的成果会得而复失
。
Short of this precondition, development will be out of the question, and the hard-won achievements will be lost again," he stressed.
5
任何地区一旦被攻占
,
必须驻军于该地否则得而复失
。
这些部队为进一步的行动不可再用
。
Once any area had been occupied, troops had to be kept there or the Revolutionaries would regain control, and these troops were thus unavailable for further offensive operations.