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受益 (shòu yì) — to benefit from, to profit

Definition

受益 means 'to benefit from / profit' (from something), typically used when receiving a long-term gain (education, reforms, experience). It is more passive than 造福, which means actively bringing benefit to a large group.

verb
to benefit fromto profit

Examples

  • 受益。
    Tā cóng zhè cì jīng lì zhōng shòu yì hěn duō.
    He benefited a lot from this experience.
  • 受益。
    Zhè xiàng gǎi gé ràng suǒ yǒu yuán gōng dōu shòu yì le.
    This reform benefited all employees.
  • 受益。
    Liáng hǎo de jiào yù shǐ rén shòu yì zhōng shēn.
    A good education benefits one for life.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

受shòureceive
益yìbenefit

Receiving benefit expresses gaining profit.

Characters in this word

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

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

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

益 puts 水 (water) above 皿 (a vessel), originally showing water overflowing the vessel.

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