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利益
Traditional Chinese
利益
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
lì yì
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
lei6 yik1
Short definition benefit
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions benefitCdict iconMDBG iconCantofish icon / (in sb's) interestAdso icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: interest
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: benefit; (in sb's) interest
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4]
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: benefit; (in someone's) interest; behoof; benefits
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: benefit; (in someone's) interest'
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人人(rén rén) everyone
(duì) for
由于(yóu yú) since
他所( tā suǒ)
创作(chuàng zuò) to write
(dedì) of
任何(rèn hé) any
科学(kē xué) science
(zōu) ,
文学(wén xué) literature
(huò) or
美术(měi shù) painting
作品(zuò pǐn) opus
(ér) with
产生的( chǎn shēng de) generated
精神的( jīng shén de) phrenic
(hé) with
物质的( wù zhì de) corporeal
利益(lì yì) benefit
(yǒu) some
享受(xiǎng shòu) pleasure
保护的( bǎo hù de) tutelar
权利(quán lì) privilege

Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

为了(wèi le) in order to
长期(cháng qī) long time
利益(lì yì) benefit
我们( men) us
决定(jué dìng) decision
(bà) stem
开发部
(mén) valve
卖掉(mài diào) to get rid of in a sale

For the sake of long-term interests, we have decided to sell the development department.

(cóngcóng) from
(guó) state
(jì) time
(dedì) of
观点(guān diǎn) viewpoint
(kàn) to read
应该(yīng gāi) should
考虑(kǎo lv) to consider
推行(tuī xíng) to implement
人口政策
(lái) next
平衡(píng héng) balanced
(liǎng) two
方的(fāngde)
利益(lì yì) benefit

A population policy should be considered on the international viewpoint so as to balance the interests of both sides.

商人们( shāng rén men) businessmen
只看(zhǐkàn)
(zhōngzhòng) among
利益(lì yì) benefit

Merchants only look at the profits.

大使(dà shǐ) an envoy
(shì) is
为了(wèi le) in order to
本国(běn guó) one's own country
(dedì) of
利益(lì yì) benefit
(bèi) quilt
派去(pàiqù)
外国(wài guó) foreign (country)
撒谎(sā huǎng) to lie
(dedì) of
正直的人 。
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.

(tā) another
(zhǐ zhīzhī) only
(gù) surname Gu
自己的(zì jǐ de) one's own
利益(lì yì) benefit

All he thinks about is himself.

如果(rú guǒ) if
全球化(quán qiú huà) to globalize
无法避免( wú fǎ bì miǎn) to be impossible to avoid
应该(yīng gāi) should
首先(shǒu xiān) first of all
为人(wèi rén) for sb
服务(fú wù) service
而不是(érbúshì) and not
跨国公司(kuà guó gōng sī) transnational corporation
(dedì) of
利益(lì yì) benefit

If economic globalization is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.

他为( tā wéi)
自己的(zì jǐ de) one's own
利益(lì yì) benefit
行事(xíng shì) action

He is acting on his own behalf.

(dǎng) Party
(wèi) for
自己的(zì jǐ de) one's own
利益(lì yì) benefit
追求(zhuī qiú) to woo
势力(shìlì) force
我们( men) us
(duì) for
别人(bié rén) others
(bù) not
体贴(tǐ tiē) considerate (of other people's needs)
我们( men) us
(zhǐ zhīzhī) only
追求(zhuī qiú) to woo
势力(shìlì) force

The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power.

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