患 得 患 失

huàn dé huàn shīdictionary entry

to worry about personal gains and losses

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

患得患失患得患失 [huan4 de2 huan4 shi1] /to worry about personal gains and losses/

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Character information

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患
huàn
to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry
得
dé
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
dè
used in 得瑟[dè se]
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
患
huàn
to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry
失
shī
to lose / to miss / to fail

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