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得而复失

déérfùshī

Traditional: 得而復失

to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)

Character Breakdown

得
dé
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
HSK 2
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3
复
fù
again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
HSK 3
失
shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
HSK 4

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