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

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Words Containing 利

不利
bù lì

unfavorable

便利
biàn lì

convenient

便利店
biàn lì diàn

convenience store

利害
lì hài

pros and cons

利害
lì hai

terrible

利息
lì xī

interest (on a loan)

利润
lì rùn

profits

利率
lì lǜ

interest rates

利用
lì yòng

to exploit

利益
lì yì

benefit

利索
lì suo

nimble

胜利
shèng lì

victory

吉利
jí lì

Geely, Chinese car make

名利
míng lì

fame and profit

失利
shī lì

to lose

专利
zhuān lì

patent

急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì

seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

损人利己
sǔn rén lì jǐ

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

暴利
bào lì

sudden huge profits

有利
yǒu lì

advantageous; favorable

有利于
yǒu lì yú

to be advantageous to; to be beneficial for

权利
quán lì

right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)

水利
shuǐ lì

water conservancy

流利
liú lì

fluent

盈利
yíng lì

profit

福利
fú lì

material benefit

自私自利
zì sī zì lì

everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others

锋利
fēng lì

sharp (e.g. knife blade)

顺利
shùn lì

smoothly; without a hitch

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì

small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

三得利
sān dé lì

Suntory, Japanese beverage company

不吉利
bù jí lì

ominous

不当得利
bù dàng dé lì

unjust enrichment

不知利害
bù zhī lì hài

see 不知好歹[bù zhī hǎo dǎi]

干净利落
gān jìng lì luo

squeaky clean

干脆利索
gān cuì lì suo

see 乾脆利落|干脆利落[gān cuì lì luo]

干脆利落
gān cuì lì luo

(of speech or actions) direct and efficient

互利
hù lì

mutually beneficial

亚利安娜
yà lì ān nà

Ariane (French space rocket)

亚利桑纳州
yà lì sāng nà zhōu

state of Arizona

亚利桑那
yà lì sāng nà

Arizona

亚利桑那州
yà lì sāng nà zhōu

Arizona

亚比利尼
yà bǐ lì ní

Abilene

亚美利加
yà měi lì jiā

America

亚美利加洲
yà měi lì jiā zhōu

America

亨利
hēng lì

Henry (name)

亨利·哈德逊
hēng lì · hā dé xùn

Henry Hudson (?-1611?), English explorer and navigator

亨利五世
hēng lì wǔ shì

Henry V (1387-1422), English warrior king, victor of Agincourt

人口红利
rén kǒu hóng lì

(economics) demographic dividend

人民利益
rén mín lì yì

interests of the people

人民基本权利
rén mín jī běn quán lì

fundamental civil rights

仁言利博
rén yán lì bó

Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.

代利斯
dài lì sī

Dallys, Algerian seaport and naval base

以利亚撒
yǐ lì yà sā

Eleazar (son of Eluid)

以利亚敬
yǐ lì yà jìng

Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up)

以利于
yǐ lì yú

for the sake of

以马内利
yǐ mǎ nèi lì

Emanuel; Immanuel (name)

伊利亚特
yī lì yà tè

Homer's Iliad

伊利埃斯库
yī lì āi sī kù

Iliescu

伊利格瑞
yī lì gé ruì

Luce Irigaray (1930-), French psychoanalyst and feminist

伊利湖
yī lì hú

Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[wǔ dà hú]

伊利诺
yī lì nuò

Illinois, US state

伊利诺伊
yī lì nuò yī

Illinois, US state

伊利诺伊州
yī lì nuò yī zhōu

Illinois, US state

伊利诺州
yī lì nuò zhōu

Illinois, US state

伊比利亚
yī bǐ lì yà

Iberia

伊比利亚半岛
yī bǐ lì yà bàn dǎo

Iberian Peninsula

伯克利
bó kè lì

Berkeley

伯利恒
bó lì héng

Bethlehem (in the biblical nativity story)

伯利兹
bó lì zī

Belize

伯里克利
bó lǐ kè lì

Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war

伽利略
jiā lì lüe4

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist

伽利略·伽利雷
jiā lì lüe4 · jiā lì léi

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist

伽利略号
jiā lì lüe4 hào

Galileo, American robotic spacecraft launched to Jupiter in 1989, orbiting the planet 1995-2003

低利
dī lì

low interest

低利贷款
dī lì dài kuǎn

low interest loan

佛舍利
fó shè lì

ashes of cremated Buddha

佳利酿
jiā lì niàng

Carignan (grape type)

便利性
biàn lì xìng

convenience

便利贴
biàn lì tiē

sticky note

便民利民
biàn mín lì mín

for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)

保利科技有限公司
bǎo lì kē jì yǒu xiàn gōng sī

Poly Technologies (defense manufacturing company)

保加利亚
bǎo jiā lì yà

Bulgaria

修水利
xiū shuǐ lì

water conservancy

俾利
bǐ lì

to facilitate

杰利蝾螈
jié lì róng yuán

gerrymander (loanword)

克利夫兰
kè lì fū lán

Cleveland

克利斯朵夫
kè lì sī duǒ fū

Christopher (name)

儿童权利公约
ér tóng quán lì gōng yuē

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

公民权利
gōng mín quán lì

civil rights

公民权利和政治权利国际公约
gōng mín quán lì hé zhèng zhì quán lì guó jì gōng yuē

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

共同利益
gòng tóng lì yì

common interest

再利用
zài lì yòng

to reuse

凯利
kǎi lì

Kelly (person name)

切尔诺贝利
qiē ěr nuò bèi lì

Chernobyl

利事
lì shì

(Cantonese) same as 紅包|红包[hóng bāo]

利什曼病
lì shí màn bìng

leishmaniasis (medicine)

利他
lì tā

to benefit others

利他主义
lì tā zhǔ yì

altruism

利他林
lì tā lín

Ritalin (brand name)

利他能
lì tā néng

Ritalin (brand name)

利他行为
lì tā xíng wéi

altruistic behavior

利他灵
lì tā líng

Ritalin (brand name)

利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn

to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)

利伯曼
lì bó màn

Liberman, Lieberman or Liebermann (name)

利伯维尔
lì bó wéi ěr

Libreville, capital of Gabon

利刀
lì dāo

sharp knife

利刃
lì rèn

sharp blade

利剑
lì jiàn

sharp sword

利勒哈默尔
lì lè hā mò ěr

Lillehammer (city in Norway)

利口酒
lì kǒu jiǔ

liquor (loanword)

利古里亚
lì gǔ lǐ yà

Liguria, northwest Italy

利器
lì qì

sharp weapon

利国利民
lì guó lì mín

to benefit both the country and the people

利基
lì jī

asset that gives a competitive advantage

利多卡因
lì duō kǎ yīn

lidocaine (loanword)

利奈唑胺
lì nài zuò àn

Linezolid, a synthetic antibiotic

利好
lì hǎo

favorable

利害攸关
lì hài yōu guān

to be of vital interest

利害冲突
lì hài chōng tū

conflict of interest

利害关系
lì hài guān xi

stake

利害关系人
lì hài guān xi rén

interested party

利害关系方
lì hài guān xi fāng

interested party

利尿
lì niào

to promote urination

利尿剂
lì niào jì

diuretic

利川
lì chuān

Lichuan, county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei

利川市
lì chuān shì

Lichuan, county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei

利己
lì jǐ

personal profit

利己主义
lì jǐ zhǔ yì

egoism

利市
lì shì

business profit

利弊
lì bì

pros and cons

利得
lì dé

profit

利得税
lì dé shuì

profit tax

利息率
lì xi lǜ

interest rate

利欲
lì yù

cupidity

利欲心
lì yù xīn

cupidity

利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn

blinded by greed (idiom)

利手
lì shǒu

dominant hand

利于
lì yú

to be beneficial

利是
lì shì

see 利事[lì shì]

利未记
lì wèi jì

Book of Leviticus

利乐包
lì lè bāo

carton (e.g. for milk or juice)

利权
lì quán

economic rights (e.g. of a state monopoly)

利比亚
lì bǐ yà

Libya

利比里亚
lì bǐ lǐ yà

Liberia

利津
lì jīn

Lijin county in Dongying 東營|东营[dōng yíng], Shandong

利津县
lì jīn xiàn

Lijin county in Dongying 東營|东营[dōng yíng], Shandong

利润率
lì rùn lǜ

profit margin

利爪
lì zhǎo

sharp claw

利物浦
lì wù pǔ

Liverpool (England)

利率
lì lǜ

interest rates

利玛窦
lì mǎ dòu

Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China

利益输送
lì yì shū sòng

to make use of one's position to gain profit for oneself or one's associates

利益集团
lì yì jí tuán

interest group

利眠宁
lì mián níng

chlordiazepoxide

利禄
lì lù

wealth and official post

利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn

to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)

利纳克斯
lì nà kè sī

Linux (operating systems)

利维坦
lì wéi tǎn

leviathan (loanword)

利兹
lì zī

Leeds

利落
lì luo

agile

利诱
lì yòu

to use gain as a lure

利贴
lì tiē

Post-It note (3M trademark)

利宾纳
lì bīn nà

Ribena

利辛
lì xīn

Lixin county in Bozhou 亳州[bó zhōu], Anhui

利辛县
lì xīn xiàn

Lixin county in Bozhou 亳州[bó zhōu], Anhui

利通区
lì tōng qū

Litong district of Wuzhong city 吳忠市|吴忠市[wú zhōng shì], Ningxia

利钱
lì qián

interest (on a loan etc)

利隆圭
lì lóng guī

Lilongwe, capital of Malawi

利雅得
lì yǎ dé

Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia

利马
lì mǎ

Lima, capital of Peru

利马窦
lì mǎ dòu

Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China

利马索尔
lì mǎ suǒ ěr

Limassol, Cyprus

利默里克
lì mò lǐ kè

Limerick, Ireland

创利
chuàng lì

to make a profit

功利
gōng lì

utility

功利主义
gōng lì zhǔ yì

utilitarianism

功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù

position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune

加利利
jiā lì lì

Galilee (in biblical Palestine)

加利福尼亚
jiā lì fú ní yà

California

加利福尼亚大学
jiā lì fú ní yà dà xué

University of California

加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校
jiā lì fú ní yà dà xué luò shān jī fēn xiào

UCLA

加利福尼亚州
jiā lì fú ní yà zhōu

California

加利福尼亚理工学院
jiā lì fú ní yà lǐ gōng xué yuàn

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

加利肋亚
jiā lì lèi yà

Galilee (in biblical Palestine)

加利西亚
jiā lì xī yà

Galicia, province and former kingdom of northwest Spain

加那利群岛
jiā nà lì qún dǎo

Canary Islands

勃利
bó lì

Boli county in Qitaihe 七台河[qī tái hé], Heilongjiang

勃利县
bó lì xiàn

Boli county in Qitaihe 七台河[qī tái hé], Heilongjiang

胜利在望
shèng lì zài wàng

victory is in sight

胜利者
shèng lì zhě

victor

势利
shì lì

snobbish

势利小人
shì li xiǎo rén

snob

势利眼
shì lì yǎn

to be self-interested

匈牙利
xiōng yá lì

Hungary

匈牙利语
xiōng yá lì yǔ

Hungarian language

匝加利亚
zā jiā lì yà

Zechariah

南澳大利亚州
nán ào dà lì yà zhōu

South Australia, Australian state

博德利图书馆
bó dé lì tú shū guǎn

Bodleian Library (Oxford)

卡利亚里
kǎ lì yà lǐ

Cagliari, Sardinia