好处 (hǎo chù) — benefit, advantage; favor (as in giving someone a personal advantage)
Definition
好处 covers both the general sense 'benefit, advantage' and a personal 'favor' (帮助别人的好处). 优点 is a fixed merit of a thing; 利益 is more formal and material, often self-interest.
noun
benefitadvantagefavor (as in giving someone a personal advantage)
Examples
- 好处。Zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ yǒu hěn duō hǎo chù.This method has many benefits.
- 好处。Tā wèi le zì jǐ de hǎo chù zuò le zhè jiàn shì.He did this for his own benefit.
- ，好处。Nǐ bāng wǒ zhè ge máng, wǒ huì jì zhù nǐ de hǎo chù.If you do me this favor, I will remember your kindness.
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