不利

bù lì

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Common

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 有利 yǒu lì 有利 yǒu lì advantageous; favorable opposite in terms of being advantageous or beneficial: advantageous; favorable

Related words

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• 不便 bù biàn 不便 bù biàn inconvenient refers to inconvenience, often a consequence of unfavorable conditions: inconvenient

Synonyms

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• 有害 yǒu hài 有害 yǒu hài destructive both mean harmful or detrimental: destructive

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with abstract nouns like 条件, 因素, or 影响 to describe unfavorable conditions or effects.

Common mistakes

Do not use 不利 for people; it describes situations or abstract things, not personal traits.

Example Sentences

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这种天气对农作物 不利 。

This weather is unfavorable for crops.

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Words Containing 不利

• 损人不利己 损人不利己 sǔn rén bù lì jǐ: to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)
• 流年不利 流年不利 liú nián bù lì: the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
• 无往不利 无往不利 wú wǎng bù lì: to be successful in every endeavor

Child Words of 不利

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 利 利 lì: sharp