得益 (dé yì) — to derive benefit, to benefit from

Definition

得益 means to gain or draw benefit (often from an experience, policy, or other source). It is close to 受益, but 得益 is more colloquial and typically takes the source after 从, while 造福 is grander and used for benefiting many people long-term.

verb
to derive benefitto benefit from

Examples

  • 得益
    Cháng qī jiān chí duàn liàn, shēn tǐ huì dé yì bù shǎo.
    If you keep exercising long-term, your body will benefit a lot.
  • 得益
    Zhè xiàng gǎi gé ràng zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè dé yì.
    This reform benefits small and medium-sized enterprises.
  • 得益
    Cóng lǎo shī de jīng yàn zhōng dé yì, shì xué xí de hǎo fāng fǎ.
    Benefiting from the teacher's experience is a good way to learn.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

benefit

得 means to get, 益 means benefit, so to get benefit.

Characters in this word

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

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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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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