不
利

Unfavorable in Chinese: 不利 (bù lì)

bù lì

unfavorable

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1unfavorable
  2. 2disadvantageous
  3. 3harmful
  4. 4detrimental

Stroke order

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不
利

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 抽烟对身体健康很不利。

    chōu yān duì shēn tǐ jiàn kāng hěn bú lì。

    Smoking is very harmful to your health.

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Related words

不

bù

no

利

lì

sharp

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

流利

liú lì

fluent

顺利

shùn lì

smoothly

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

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