患得患失 huàn dé huàn shī

to worry about personal gains and losses

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 45921st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to worry about personal gains and losses

Characters

Character Meaning
患 huàn HSK 6
to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); worry
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
患 huàn HSK 6
to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); worry
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail