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盈利 (yíng lì) — profit, gain (financial surplus)

Definition

盈利 is specifically the profit a business or project makes — narrower than 利益 (interest, can be abstract/political) and more financial than 收获 (gains, often non-monetary).

noun
profitgain (financial surplus)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 盈利。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de yíng lì zēng zhǎng hěn kuài.
    This company's profit is growing very fast.
  • 盈利。
    Tā men jì suàn le qù nián de zǒng yíng lì.
    They calculated last year's total profit.
  • 盈利。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de yíng lì fēi cháng gāo.
    The profit from this project is very high.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

盈yíngsurplus
利lìprofit

盈 (surplus) and 利 (profit) combine to mean financial gain.

Characters in this word

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

  • 夃夃gǔ
  • 皿皿mǐnvessel

盈 combines 夃 and 皿 (vessel), but the meaning of 夃 is unclear, so the full origin of the shape is uncertain.

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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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Business & Commerce

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