What does 有所得必有所失 mean in Chinese?

有所得必有所失 (yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī) means "there is no gain without a loss (idiom); there is no such thing as a free meal" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 有所得必有所失?

有所得必有所失 is pronounced "yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 7 syllables.

有所得必有所失 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

有所得必有所失 is made up of the characters 有, 所, 得, 必, 有, 所, 失. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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有所得必有所失

yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī

there is no gain without a loss (idiom); there is no such thing as a free meal

idiom

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有所得必有所失 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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