7 strokes
7 画
dāo
knife
- favourable
- advantage
- profit; interest
- be good to; benefit
lì-bì
利弊
n.
advantages and disadvantages
lì-lǜ
利率
n.
interest rate
lì-rùn
利润
n.
profit
lì-yòng
利用
v.
use; utilise
fēng-lì
锋利
adj.
sharp
jí-lì
吉利
adj.
auspicious
liú-lì
流利
adj.
fluent
lì-lìng-zhì-hūn
利令智昏
be blinded by one’s desire for gain
lì-yù-xūn-xīn
利欲熏心
be obsessed with avarice
jí-gōng-jìn-lì
急功近利
seek short-term benefits
Usage 用法
favourable
Xíng-shì duì wǒ-men hěn bú lì.
形势对我们很不利。
The situation is unfavourable to us.
advantage
Zhè-me zuò lì dà-yú bì.
这么做利大于弊。
The advantages in doing this are more than the disadvantages.
profit; interest
Tā lián-běn-dài-lì dōu péi le.
他连本带利都赔了。
He lost both the principal and the interest.
do good to; benefit
Jī-jí chǔ-xù, lì-guó-lì-mín.
积极储蓄，利国利民。
To save is beneficial to the country as well as the people themselves.
