获利 (huò lì) — to obtain profit, to make a profit

Definition

Examples

• 这次投资让他获了很大一笔利。
  Zhè cì tóu zī ràng tā huò le hěn dà yì bǐ lì.
  This investment earned him a very large profit.
• 公司去年通过新项目获了不少利。
  Gōng sī qù nián tōng guò xīn xiàng mù huò le bù shǎo lì.
  The company made quite a profit last year through the new project.
• 只有降低成本才能获利。
  Zhǐ yǒu jiàng dī chéng běn cái néng huò lì.
  Only by reducing costs can we obtain profit.