利

lì

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Stative verb

利 (lì) is a Chinese word meaning “sharp”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

這件事對大家都有利。

This is beneficial to everyone.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).