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Meaning of 利

Pinyin lì

Radical

刂

Strokes

Definition

advantage / benefit / profit / sharp

Usage

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利 [lì] (形) 1. 好处，与“害”“弊”相对: Advantages, opposite of "harm" or "disadvantages". 2. 使顺利、得到好处: To facilitate and gain benefits. 3. 与愿望相符合: To align with one's wishes. 4. 刀口快，针尖锐，与“钝”相对: Sharp edges, contrasting with "blunt". 5. 从事生产、交易、货款、储蓄所得超过本钱的收获: Profits exceeding the original capital from production, transactions, or savings. 6. 姓: A surname. (名) 1. 利益: Advantages. 2. 赢利;利息: Profits; interest. 3. 利禄: Official's salary in feudal China. 4. 财利: Money. 5. 指个人的安危: Refers to an individual's safety or danger. 6. 胜利: Victory. 7. 物资出产: Products. 8. 通“痢”: Dysentery. 9. 姓: A surname. (动) 1. 善于: To be good at. 2. 使有利: To do good to. 3. 占;谋利: To forcibly occupy; seize; hold. *本义*: 刀剑锋利，刀口快: The original meaning refers to sharpness of knives and swords. *造字法*: 会意。从刀，从禾。表示以刀断禾的意思: The method of character formation is associative, consisting of "knife" and "grain", indicating the act of cutting grain with a knife.

吉利 jí lì

auspicious / lucky / propitious

英吉利 Yīng jí lì

England (historical loan, from English)

监利县 Jiān lì xiàn

Jianli county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei

阿尔及利亚 Ā ěr jí lì yà

Algeria

叙利亚人 xù lì yà rén

syrians

唯利是图 wéi lì shì tú

to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything / self-seeking

平均利润 píng jūn lì rùn

equalization of profit / average profit

垦利县 Kěn lì xiàn

Kenli county in Dongying 東營|东营[Dong1 ying2], Shandong

埃利斯 āi lì sī

ellis

失利 shī lì

to lose / to suffer defeat

争权夺利 zhēng quán duó lì

scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle

德奎利亚尔 dé kuí lì yà ěr

De Cuellar

卡利 kǎ lì

Cali

匈牙利 Xiōng yá lì

Hungary

匈牙利人 xiōng yá lì rén

hungarians

匈牙利共和国 xiōng yá lì gòng hé guó

The Republic of Hungary

布宜诺斯艾利斯 Bù yí nuò sī Ài lì sī

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina

尖利 jiān lì

sharp / keen / cutting / shrill / piercing

尤利西斯 Yóu lì xī sī

Ulysses (novel)

加利福尼亚 Jiā lì fú ní yà

California

加利福尼亚州 Jiā lì fú ní yà zhōu

California

利尿 lì niào

to promote urination / diuresis

利尿剂 lì niào jì

diuretic

利川市 Lì chuān shì

Lichuan county level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei

利己 lì jǐ

personal profit / to benefit oneself

损人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

利弊 lì bì

pros and cons / merits and drawbacks / advantages and disadvantages

权衡利弊 quán héng lì bì

to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)

兴利除弊 xīng lì chú bì

to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)

有利有弊 yǒu lì yǒu bì

to have both advantages and disadvantages

各有利弊 gè yǒu lì bì

cut both ways

刹帝利 shā dì lì

Kshatriya

利刃 lì rèn

sharp blade

胜利 shèng lì

victory / CL:個|个[ge4]

意大利 Yì dà lì

Italy / Italian

权利 quán lì

power / right / privilege

利益 lì yì

benefit / (in sb's) interest / CL:個|个[ge4]

利润 lì rùn

profits

不利 bù lì

unfavorable / disadvantageous / harmful / detrimental

利害 lì hài

pros and cons / advantages and disadvantages / gains and losses

有利 yǒu lì

advantageous / to have advantages / favorable

顺利 shùn lì

smoothly / without a hitch

利率 lì lǜ

interest rates

水利 shuǐ lì

water conservancy / irrigation works

利息 lì xī

interest (on a loan) / CL:筆|笔[bi3]

利润率 lì rùn lǜ

profit margin

奥地利 Ào dì lì

Austria

比利时 Bǐ lì shí

Belgium

福利 fú lì

material benefit / benefit in kind / (social) welfare

利息率 lì xi lǜ

interest rate

惟利是图 wéi lì shì tú

variant of 唯利是圖|唯利是图[wei2 li4 shi4 tu2]

慈利 Cí lì

Cili county in Zhangjiajie 張家界|张家界[Zhang1 jia1 jie4], Hunan

捷利 jié lì

Telli

净利润 jìng lì rùn

net profit

干净利落 gān jìng lì luo

squeaky clean / neat and tidy / efficient

凯利 Kǎi lì

Kelly (person name)

有利於 yǒu lì yú

avail / in favour of / make for / to the benefit of

既得利益 jì dé lì yì

vested interest

既得利益者 jì dé lì yì zhě

people with vested interests

塞拉利昂 Sài lā lì áng

Sierra Leone

智利 Zhì lì

Chile

暴利 bào lì

sudden huge profits

政治权利 zhèng zhì quán lì

political rights

水利枢纽 shuǐ lì shū niǔ

key water control project / hydro-junction

亚利桑那州 Yà lì sāng nà zhōu

Arizona

便利 biàn lì

convenient / easy / to facilitate

利用 lì yòng

to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize

利物浦 Lì wù pǔ

Liverpool (England)

毛利率 máo lì lǜ

gross profit rate

淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì

not caring about fame and fortune (idiom) / indifferent to worldly rewards

泰利斯 tài lì sī

Thales

菲利浦 fēi lì pǔ

Philip / Phillips

超额利润 chāo é lì rùn

superprofit / excess profit

纯利润 chún lì rùn

pure profit / net profit

犀利 xī lì

sharp / incisive / penetrating

南澳大利亚 nán ào dà lì yà

South Australia

西澳大利亚 Xī Ào dà lì yà

Western Australia, Australian state

伊比利亚 Yī bǐ lì yà

Iberia / the Iberian peninsula

巴伐利亚州 bā fá lì yà zhōu

Bavaria

巴伐利亚 Bā fá lì yà

Bavaria

利欲熏心 lì yù xūn xīn

blinded by greed (idiom)

利爪 lì zhǎo

sharp claw / talon

牟取暴利 móu qǔ bào lì

to profiteer / profiteering

玛利亚 Mǎ lì yà

Mary (biblical name)

玻利维亚 Bō lì wéi yà

Bolivia

玻利瓦尔 bō lì wǎ ěr

bolivar

瑞利 ruì lì

Rayleigh

盈利 yíng lì

profit / gain

非盈利 fēi yíng lì

non-profit

盈利性 yíng lì xìng

profitability

切身利益 qiè shēn lì yì

vital interests / immediate interests

监利 Jiān lì

Jianli county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei

功名利禄 gōng míng lì lù

position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune

私利 sī lì

personal gain / (one's own) selfish interest

有利于 yǒu lì yú

avail / in favour of / make for / to the benefit of

互利 hù lì

mutually beneficial

平等互利 píng děng hù lì

mutual benefit / to share profits equitably

澳大利亚 Ào dà lì yà

Australia

叙利亚 Xù lì yà

Syria

西伯利亚 Xī bó lì yà

Siberia