"the price one has to pay" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 必须付出的代价

Definition

为了得到某事物，往往是好的事情，必须付出的负面结果、牺牲或后果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于比喻，强调获得好处必有代价；常在结果之后说明。可指金钱、时间、个人牺牲或情感付出。不同于“结果”，更关注失去的东西。

Examples

Success is often the price one has to pay for hard work.

成功往往是努力工作**必须付出的代价**。

Missing out on time with friends is sometimes the price one has to pay for studying hard.

有时，为了努力学习，和朋友错过相处时间是**必须付出的代价**。

Sometimes stress is the price one has to pay for success.

有时候，压力是取得成功**必须付出的代价**。

Everyone wants freedom, but loneliness can be the price one has to pay.

每个人都想要自由，但孤独可能是**必须付出的代价**。

That’s the price one has to pay for being famous — no privacy.

那就是成名**必须付出的代价**——没有隐私。

He lost some friends, but that’s the price one has to pay to follow your dreams sometimes.

他失去了一些朋友，但有时候这就是追逐梦想**必须付出的代价**。