要想有所得,必先有所失要想有所得,必先有所失要想有所得,必先有所失

to gain something, you must first lose something

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Getting anything worthwhile requires a sacrifice first. Close to 'no pain, no gain'.

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Simplified: 要想有所得,必先有所失
Pinyin: yào xiǎng yǒu suǒde,bìxiān yǒusuǒ shī
Bopomofo: ㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄜ,ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄢㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄕ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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