利于 (lì yú) — to be beneficial for, to be advantageous to

Definition

verb

to be beneficial forto be advantageous to

利于。
Duō duàn liàn lì yú shēn tǐ jiàn kāng.
Exercising more is beneficial for physical health.
利于。
Zhè zhǒng zhèng cè lì yú jīng jì fā zhǎn.
This policy is advantageous to economic development.
利于。
Hǎo de huán jìng lì yú xué xí xiào lǜ.
A good environment benefits learning efficiency.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

利lìbenefit

“利” means beneficial, “于” points to the thing benefited.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.