得利 (dé lì) — to benefit (from something)

Definition

得利 means 'to gain a benefit or profit', usually in a business or financial context. Often used as 得利于 (benefit from) with the source that brings the gain.

verb
to benefit (from something)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 得利。
    Zhè cì tóu zī ràng tā dà dé lì.
    This investment brought him great benefits.
  • 得利。
    Gōng sī cóng xīn zhèng cè zhōng dé lì bù shǎo.
    The company benefited a lot from the new policy.
  • 得利。
    Zhǐ yǒu chéng shí jīng yíng cái néng cháng qī dé lì.
    Only honest business can benefit in the long run.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

得dégain
利lìprofit

"得" means gain and "利" means profit, so it means to get a 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.

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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