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Definitions

  1. 1. benefit
  2. 2. profit
  3. 3. advantage
  4. 4. beneficial
  5. 5. to increase
  6. 6. to add
  7. 7. all the more

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Words Containing 益

公益
gōng yì

public good; public welfare; public interest

利益
lì yì

benefit

受益
shòu yì

to benefit from

得益于
dé yì yú
收益
shōu yì

earnings

效益
xiào yì

benefit

日益
rì yì

day by day

有益
yǒu yì

useful

权益
quán yì

rights

益处
yì chu

benefit

精益求精
jīng yì qiú jīng

to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving

人民利益
rén mín lì yì

interests of the people

公益事业
gōng yì shì yè

service to the public

公益活动
gōng yì huó dòng

charity event

公益金
gōng yì jīn

public welfare funds

共同利益
gòng tóng lì yì

common interest

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

到期收益率
dào qī shōu yì lǜ

(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)

助益
zhù yì

benefit

受益人
shòu yì rén

beneficiary

受益匪浅
shòu yì fěi qiǎn

to benefit (from)

国防利益
guó fáng lì yì

(national) defense interests

增益
zēng yì

to increase

多多益善
duō duō yì shàn

the more the better

大有裨益
dà yǒu bì yì

bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful

延年益寿
yán nián yì shòu

to make life longer

徒劳无益
tú láo wú yì

futile endeavor (idiom)

得益
dé yì

to derive benefit

愈益
yù yì

increasingly

捐益表
juān yì biǎo

tax benefits table

损益
sǔn yì

profit and loss

损益表
sǔn yì biǎo

income statement (US)

收益帐户
shōu yì zhàng hù

income account (accountancy)

收益率
shōu yì lǜ

earnings rate

救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn

add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse

既得利益
jì dé lì yì

vested interest

日益增加
rì yì zēng jiā

to increase daily

最佳利益
zuì jiā lì yì

best interests

有害无益
yǒu hài wú yì

harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good

有益处
yǒu yì chu

beneficial

本益比
běn yì bǐ

P⁄E ratio (price-to-earnings ratio)

欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn

wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster

治丝益棼
zhì sī yì fén

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)

法益
fǎ yì

interests protected by law

减益
jiǎn yì

debuff (gaming)

满招损,谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì

(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit

无益
wú yì

no good

获益
huò yì

to profit from sth

获益者
huò yì zhě

beneficiary

王益
wáng yì

Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[tóng chuān shì], Shaanxi

王益区
wáng yì qū

Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[tóng chuān shì], Shaanxi

留存收益
liú cún shōu yì

retained earnings

益加
yì jiā

increasingly

益友
yì yǒu

helpful friend

益智
yì zhì

to grow the intellect

益智玩具
yì zhì wán jù

educational toy

益母
yì mǔ

motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus)

益母草
yì mǔ cǎo

motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus or L. cardiaca)

益民
yì mín

good citizens

益生菌
yì shēng jūn

probiotics

益发
yì fā

increasingly

益胃生津
yì wèi shēng jīn

to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom)

益虫
yì chóng

beneficial insect

益觉困难
yì jué kùn nan

to find sth increasingly difficult

益趋
yì qū

increasingly

益阳
yì yáng

Yiyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan

益阳地区
yì yáng dì qū

Yiyang prefecture in Hunan

益阳市
yì yáng shì

Yiyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan

益鸟
yì niǎo

beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)

相得益彰
xiāng dé yì zhāng

to bring out the best in each other (idiom)

社会公共利益
shè huì gōng gòng lì yì

public interest

穷当益坚
qióng dāng yì jiān

poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined

纯利益
chún lì yì

net profit

总收益
zǒng shōu yì

total profit

自身利益
zì shēn lì yì

one's own interests

良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu

good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor

良朋益友
liáng péng yì yǒu

virtuous companions and worthy friends

裒多益寡
póu duō yì guǎ

to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)

补益
bǔ yì

benefit

裨益
bì yì

benefit

进益
jìn yì

income

道高益安,势高益危
dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi

More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).

开卷有益
kāi juàn yǒu yì

lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education

集思广益
jí sī guǎng yì

collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit

集恩广益
jí ēn guǎng yì

to pool knowledge and ideas to produce a better outcome

沾益
zhān yì

Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

沾益县
zhān yì xiàn

Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan