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利益 lìyì

利益 lìyì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 利益 lìyì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lìyì | li4 yi4
English translation
benefit
(in sb's) interest
CL:
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Traditional form

利益 lìyì

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 利益 lìyì

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts harvesting grain () with a blade ( dāo ). Harvest was the main source of profit in agricultural societies.

Positional decomposition

禾刂

Number of Strokes

7

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts food or drink filling up a container ( mǐn ). Based on the original meaning "overflow", now written as . The meaning later shifted to "increase" and "benefit".

Positional decomposition

水皿

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 利益 lìyì

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我方 wǒ fāng guì 公司 gōngsī de 长期 cháng qī 合作 hézuò 带来 dài lái le 巨大 jùdà de 利益 lìyì .

Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.

他们 tā men liǎ de 利益 lìyì Xiāng 抵触 dǐ chù

Their interests were mutually incompatible.

如果 rúguǒ 通过 tōngguò 侵略 qīnlüè 谋取 móu qǔ 利益 lìyì zhè jiù Chéng le 弱肉强食 ruò ròu qiáng shí

If you make aggression pay, this becomes the law of the jungle.

两种利益 lìyì 发生冲突 shí jiāng huì 上演 shàng yǎn 一场好戏

What happens when the two interests collide will make a fascinating spectacle.

ràng 我们 wǒmen 各自 gèzì de 利益 lìyì 相吻合 hěn 重要 zhòngyào

It is important that we dovetail our respective interests.

利益 lìyì Decomposition

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利益 lìyì Compounds

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