利

Sharp in Chinese: 利 (lì)

lì

sharp

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sharp
  2. 2favorable
  3. 3advantage
  4. 4benefit
  5. 5profit
  6. 6interest
  7. 7to do good to
  8. 8to benefit

Stroke order

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利

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这把刀很利，切菜很方便。

    zhè bǎ dāo hěn lì， qiè cài hěn fāng biàn。

    This knife is sharp; it's handy for cutting vegetables.

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Related words

流利

liú lì

fluent

顺利

shùn lì

smoothly

利润

lì rùn

profits

利息

lì xī

interest (on a loan)

利益

lì yì

benefit

利用

lì yòng

to exploit

权利

quán lì

right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)

胜利

shèng lì

victory

有利

yǒu lì

advantageous

便利

biàn lì

convenient

不利

bù lì

unfavorable

福利

fú lì

material benefit

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