gained

v. acquire; earn; add; purchase

Noun
1. a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
(synonym) addition, increase
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) accretion
2. the advantageous quality of being beneficial
(synonym) profit
(hypernym) advantage, vantage
(hyponym) account
3. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
(synonym) amplification
(hypernym) increase, increment
(hyponym) loop gain
4. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
(antonym) loss, red ink, red
(hypernym) sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
(hyponym) financial gain
Verb
1. obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
(synonym) derive
(hypernym) obtain
(hyponym) reap, draw
2. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
(synonym) acquire, win
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) cozen
(derivation) gainer
3. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
(synonym) profit, benefit
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) cash in on
(derivation) gainer
4. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
(synonym) reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at
(hyponym) catch up
(entail) travel, go, move, locomote
(verb-group) make
5. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
(synonym) advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
(antonym) fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
(hyponym) steal
(derivation) gainer
6. rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
(synonym) advance
(hypernym) wax, mount, climb, rise
7. increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
(hypernym) increase
8. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
(synonym) take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) eke out, squeeze out
(verb-group) net, sack, sack up, clear
(derivation) gainer
9. increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
(synonym) put on
(antonym) reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) round, flesh out, fill out
(derivation) gainer, weight gainer

(imp. & p. p.)
of Gain
  

bu2 wei4 wu3 dou3 mi3 zhe2 yao1
Not bowing for five pecks of rice.
Describing a person aloof from pursuits of material gains. Loss of honour is loss of life.

bu2 ru4 hu3 xue4, yan1 de2 hu3 zi3
If you don't enter the tigers' lair, you cannot catch any cubs.
You have to take risks to be able to gain or win. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3
The old man at the border lost his horse.
What looks like a bad ending may turn out to be good or at least better than it looks at first sight. A temporary loss may turn out to be a gain. A blessing in disguise.

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