HSK 7–9 · noun · Practice

得失

déshī

gain and loss; advantages and disadvantages; success and failure

做决定前,他先想清楚得失。

Zuò juédìng qián, tā xiān xiǎng qīngchu déshī。

Before making a decision, he first thinks clearly about the gains and losses.

考试以前,他紧张得失眠了。

Kǎoshì yǐqián, tā jǐnzhāng de shīmián le.

Before the exam, he was so nervous that he could not sleep.