Traditional 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī 🔊 the gains do not make up for the losses… HSK 7–9 + Keep this word Meanings dé bù cháng shī 得不償失 the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) Its characters 得destructural particle: used after a verb…HSK 2不bùnot; noHSK 1偿chángto repay失shīto lose