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营利

yínglì

to seek profit; to make profit

A vendor hands a customer fruit while collecting coins into a jar
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Characters in this word

利 lì

Strokes
7
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 刂 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 利

Example phrases

  • 学校明确禁止教师利用家长资源私下营利。 Xuéxiào míngquè jìnzhǐ jiàoshī lìyòng jiāzhǎng zīyuán sīxià yínglì. The school explicitly forbids teachers from using parents' resources to make private profit.
  • 这些培训班的目的是营利,而不是真心帮助学生。 Zhèxiē péixùnbān de mùdì shì yínglì, ér bú shì zhēnxīn bāngzhù xuéshēng. The purpose of these training courses is to make a profit, not to sincerely help students.
  • 很多公园免费开放,不以营利为目的,大家都很喜欢。 Hěn duō gōngyuán miǎnfèi kāifàng, bù yǐ yínglì wéi mùdì, dàjiā dōu hěn xǐhuan. Many parks are open free of charge, not aiming to make a profit, and everyone loves them.

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