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获益匪浅 (huò yì fěi jiān) — to benefit greatly; to gain a lot (usually from a specific experience or resource)

Definition

A set idiom meaning 'to gain a great deal' — usually from reading, a lecture, or a specific experience. 匪 means 'not'; 浅 means 'little', so together 'the benefit is far from slight'.

idiom
to benefit greatlyto gain a lot (usually from a specific experience or resource)

Examples

  • ，获益匪浅。
    Cóng zhè cì jiǎng zuò zhōng, wǒ huò yì fěi jiān.
    I benefited greatly from this lecture.
  • 获益匪浅，。
    Dú zhè běn shū ràng wǒ huò yì fěi jiān, xué dào le hěn duō xīn zhī shi.
    Reading this book benefited me a lot; I learned a lot of new knowledge.
  • ，获益匪浅。
    Tōng guò yǔ zhuān jiā de jiāo liú, wǒ huò yì fěi jiān.
    Through the exchange with the expert, I gained a great deal.

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