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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

Example Sentences

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滿招損, 謙受
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 790430)

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Words Containing 益

有益
yǒu yì

useful

补益
bǔ yì

benefit

无益
wú yì

no good

益虫
yì chóng

beneficial insect

益民
yì mín

good citizens

最佳利益
zuì jiā lì yì

best interests

收益率
shōu yì lǜ

earnings rate

利益输送
lì yì shū sòng

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

开卷有益
kāi juàn yǒu yì

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

既得利益
jì dé lì yì

vested interest

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

有害无益
yǒu hài wú yì

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

纯利益
chún lì yì

net profit

集恩广益
jí ēn guǎng yì

to pool knowledge and ideas to produce a better outcome

减益
jiǎn yì

debuff (gaming)

留存收益
liú cún shōu yì

retained earnings

公益活动
gōng yì huó dòng

charity event

人民利益
rén mín lì yì

interests of the people

裒多益寡
póu duō yì guǎ

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

受益人
shòu yì rén

beneficiary

得益于
dé yì yú
利益集团
lì yì jí tuán

interest group

益觉困难
yì jué kùn nan

to find sth increasingly difficult

益鸟
yì niǎo

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

益友
yì yǒu

helpful friend

裨益
bì yì

benefit

受益
shòu yì

to benefit from

益生菌
yì shēng jūn

probiotics

王益区
wáng yì qū

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

总收益
zǒng shōu yì

total profit

沾益县
zhān yì xiàn

Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn

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

益发
yì fā

increasingly

益母草
yì mǔ cǎo

motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus or L. cardiaca)

有益处
yǒu yì chu

beneficial

助益
zhù yì

benefit

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

到期收益率
dào qī shōu yì lǜ

(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)

日益
rì yì

day by day

损益表
sǔn yì biǎo

income statement (US)

权益
quán yì

rights

相得益彰
xiāng dé yì zhāng

to bring out the best in each other (idiom)

法益
fǎ yì

interests protected by law

捐益表
juān yì biǎo

tax benefits table

益胃生津
yì wèi shēng jīn

to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom)

损益
sǔn yì

profit and loss

共同利益
gòng tóng lì yì

common interest

公益事业
gōng yì shì yè

service to the public

益阳
yì yáng

Yiyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan

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).

延年益寿
yán nián yì shòu

to make life longer

国防利益
guó fáng lì yì

(national) defense interests

受益匪浅
shòu yì fěi qiǎn

to benefit (from)

益阳地区
yì yáng dì qū

Yiyang prefecture in Hunan

公益
gōng yì

public good; public welfare; public interest

利益
lì yì

benefit

益加
yì jiā

increasingly

得益
dé yì

to derive benefit

益趋
yì qū

increasingly

日益增加
rì yì zēng jiā

to increase daily

益母
yì mǔ

motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus)

获益者
huò yì zhě

beneficiary

集思广益
jí sī guǎng yì

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

益阳市
yì yáng shì

Yiyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan

益处
yì chu

benefit

收益
shōu yì

earnings

本益比
běn yì bǐ

P⁄E ratio (price-to-earnings ratio)

满招损,谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì

(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit

徒劳无益
tú láo wú yì

futile endeavor (idiom)

益智玩具
yì zhì wán jù

educational toy

益智
yì zhì

to grow the intellect

多多益善
duō duō yì shàn

the more the better

王益
wáng yì

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

治丝益棼
zhì sī yì fén

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

进益
jìn yì

income

收益帐户
shōu yì zhàng hù

income account (accountancy)

良朋益友
liáng péng yì yǒu

virtuous companions and worthy friends

愈益
yù yì

increasingly

增益
zēng yì

to increase

获益
huò yì

to profit from sth

精益求精
jīng yì qiú jīng

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

沾益
zhān yì

Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

穷当益坚
qióng dāng yì jiān

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

效益
xiào yì

benefit

社会公共利益
shè huì gōng gòng lì yì

public interest

大有裨益
dà yǒu bì yì

bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful

公益金
gōng yì jīn

public welfare funds