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利润 (lì rùn) — profit(s)

Definition

利润 is the financial profit a business makes — money earned above costs. Unlike 收益 or 盈利, it focuses specifically on a company's net gain, not personal gains like 收获 or 成果.

noun
profit(s)

Examples

  • 利润，。
    Gōng sī qù nián lì rùn hěn gāo, dàn jīn nián jiǎn shǎo le.
    The company's profits were high last year, but they decreased this year.
  • 利润？
    Nǐ liǎo jiě zhè ge xiàng mù de lì rùn qíng kuàng ma?
    Do you understand the profit situation of this project?
  • 利润。
    Wǒ men de lì rùn jì huà yào zuò dé gèng zǐ xì.
    Our profit plan needs to be done more carefully.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

利lìprofit
润rùnprofit

利 and 润 both refer to profit, so together they mean profits.

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.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 潤; 润 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
閏
閏rùn潤rùn
Same sound today

The traditional form 潤 pairs 水 (water) with 閏, which gives the sound and means surplus, to show an ample amount of moisture; the simplified 润 is a later abbreviation.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 5Business & Commerce

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