HSK 5 · Work

利益 lìyì “benefit” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 利益 means

  1. benefit
  2. interests
  3. (in sb’s) interest

Measure word 个 gè · 一个利益 yí ge lìyì

How to say 利益

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale利lì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale益yì4th tone, falling

利益 in a sentence

  1. 他只顾自己的利益。

    Tā zhǐgù zìjǐ de lìyì.

    He only cares about his own interests.

    Sentence #792777 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他为自己的利益行事。

    Tā wèi zìjǐ de lìyì xíngshì.

    He acts in his own interests.

    Sentence #8882024 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 为了长期利益，我们决定把开发部门卖掉。

    Wèile chángqī lìyì, wǒmen juédìng bǎ kāifā bùmén màidiào.

    For the sake of our long-term interests, we’ve decided to sell the development department.

    Sentence #2915533 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 利益 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 利 (lì) with each of its parts in a different colour
利lìsharp
  • 禾grain · hé
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāo
The character 益 (yì) with each of its parts in a different colour
益yìbenefit
  • 水water · shuǐ
  • 皿dish · mǐn

How to write 利益

利 7 strokes · 益 10 strokes

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利益 (lìyì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 利益 (lìyì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 利益

Words with 利

流利liúlì · fluent顺利shùnlì · smoothly胜利shènglì · victory利用lìyòng · to make use of有利yǒulì · advantageous利润lìrùn · profits利息lìxī · interest (on a loan)权利quánlì · right (an entitlement)便利biànlì · convenient锋利fēnglì · sharp (blade)

Words with 益

收益shōuyì · earnings效益xiàoyì · benefit日益rìyì · increasingly精益求精jīngyìqiújīng · to strive for perfection

More words: Work & Career

经营jīngyíng · to run (a business)开发kāifā · to develop劳动láodòng · work老板lǎobǎn · boss领导lǐngdǎo · leader秘书mìshū · secretary名片míngpiàn · (business) card模特mótè · (fashion) model

FAQs

利益 (lìyì) means “benefit” or “interests”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it lìyì: lì with a 4th tone, then yì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 利益 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one benefit is 一个利益 (yí ge lìyì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 利益 from the suggestions. Typing liyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
利益 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.