Daily Word, Level 1

利

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Pronunciation : lì
Meaning :
  1. sharp. (adj)
  2. favourable; smooth. (adj)
  3. advantage; benefit. (n)
  4. profit; interest. (n)
  5. do good to; benefit. (v)
Radical : 刂
Strokes : 7
Traditional : 利
Usage : 49.5%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
利害
lì hai
: terrible
2.
利润
lì rùn
: profit ;profit return
3.
利息
lì xī
: interest
4.
利益
lì yì
: advantage; interest
5.
利用
lì yòng
: use; make use of; take advantage of
6.
利于
lì yú
: be advantageous to
7.
便利
biàn lì
: facility; convenient
8.
吉利
jí lì
: fortunate
9.
名利
míng lì
: fame and wealth
10.
顺利
shùn lì
: smoothly; successfully
Sentences:
1. What a sharp steel knife!
zhè bǎ gāng dāo zhēn fēng lì ！
这 把 钢 刀 真 锋 利 ！
这 : this
把 : used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other expression.
钢刀 : steel knife
真 : very, really
锋利 : sharp
2. He was very cast down by setbacks in his work
tā gōng zuò bú shùn lì ， xīn lǐ shí fēn chóu mèn 。
他 工 作 不 顺 利 ， 心 里 十 分 愁 闷 。
他 : he, his
工作 : work
不 : not
顺利 : smooth, smoothly
心 : heart
里 : inside, in
十分 : very
愁闷 : feel gloomy; be depressed
3. He puts the interests of the people above all else.
tā bǎ rén mín de lì yì kàn de gāo yú yí qiè 。
他 把 人 民 的 利 益 看 得 高 于 一 切 。
他 : he
把 : used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other expression.
人民 : people
的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to
利益 : interest
看 : look upon; regard
得 : (particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree
高于一切 : above all else
4. We can use falling water to produce electricity.
wǒ men kě yǐ lì yòng diē shuǐ fā diàn 。
我 们 可 以 利 用 跌 水 发 电 。
我们 : we
可以 : can
利用 : make use of; take advantage of
跌水 : falling water
发电 : generate electricity
5. The policy of reform and opening is beneficial to both the country, and people.
gǎi gé kāi fàng shì lì guó lì mín de zhèng cè 。
改 革 开 放 是 利 国 利 民 的 政 策 。
改革 : reform
开放 : be open (to the outside world);open up
是 : is
利 : benefit to
国 : country
民 : people
的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to
政策 : policy
6. The convenience store is being fitted up.
zhè jiā biàn lì diàn zhèng zài zhuāng xiū 。
这 家 便 利 店 正 在 装 修 。
这 : this
家 : measure word
便利 : convenience
店 : shop, store
正在 : in process of
装修 : renovate
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