患得患失

to worry about personal gains and losses

huàn = hu + an4

to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry

dé = d + e2

to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished

de = d + e5

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

děi = d + ei3

to have to / must / ought to / to need to

shī = sh + Ø1

to lose / to miss / to fail

患得患失 is not used as a component in another word.

患得患失 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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