红利 (hóng lì) — dividend (profit distributed to shareholders); bonus (extra payment beyond salary)
Definition
红利 focuses on profit share: a company's dividend to shareholders or a year-end bonus to employees. Unlike 奖金 (award money for merit) or 红包 (a cash gift envelope), 红利 comes from the company's earnings, not personal recognition.
noun
dividend (profit distributed to shareholders)bonus (extra payment beyond salary)
Examples
- 红利。Gōng sī měi nián xiàng gǔ dōng fēn pèi hóng lì.The company distributes dividends to shareholders every year.
- 红利。Nián dǐ lǎo bǎn fā le dà bǐ hóng lì.The boss gave out a large bonus at the end of the year.
- 红利。Rén kǒu hóng lì zhèng zài zhú jiàn xiāo shī.The demographic dividend is gradually disappearing.
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