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失之东隅，收之桑榆【shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú】

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
to compensate later for one's earlier loss
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

汉语词典Chinese definitions

失之东隅，收之桑榆【shī zhī dōng yú, shōu zhī sāng yú】

kāi shǐ开始zài在zhè这yī fāng miàn一方面shī bài失败le了，zuì hòu最后zài在lìng yī fāng miàn另一方面qǔ dé shèng lì取得胜利

yòng用「shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú失之东隅，收之桑榆」lái来xíng róng形容Zhōng guó中国shè jī射击duì队１６ rì１６日zài在Ào yùn奥运sài chǎng赛场shǎng上de的biǎo xiàn表现zài再hé shì合适bù guò不过。

失之东隅，收之桑榆【shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú】

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
to compensate later for one's earlier loss
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

汉语词典Chinese definitions

失之东隅，收之桑榆【shī zhī dōng yú, shōu zhī sāng yú】

kāi shǐ开始zài在zhè这yī fāng miàn一方面shī bài失败le了，zuì hòu最后zài在lìng yī fāng miàn另一方面qǔ dé shèng lì取得胜利

yòng用「shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú失之东隅，收之桑榆」lái来xíng róng形容Zhōng guó中国shè jī射击duì队１６ rì１６日zài在Ào yùn奥运sài chǎng赛场shǎng上de的biǎo xiàn表现zài再hé shì合适bù guò不过。

失

HSK 32

含义lose; make mistake, neglect

拼音shī

之

HSK 42

含义marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

拼音zhī

东

HSK 1

含义east, eastern, eastward

拼音dōng

隅

含义corner, nook, remote place

拼音yú

收

HSK 22

含义gather together, collect; harvest

拼音shōu

桑

HSK 7-94

含义mulberry tree; surname

拼音sāng

榆

含义elm tree

拼音yú