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lì

Main
English Definition	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script	利
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	lì
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	lei⁶
Part of Speech	(名) noun, (形) adjective, (动) verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=6 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word
利用	lìyòng	to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
利益	lìyì	benefit; (in somebody's) interest
利润	lìrùn	profits
利率	lìlǜ	interest rates
利弊	lìbì	pros and cons; merits and drawbacks; advantages and disadvantages

Words With Same Tail Word
顺利	shùnlì	smoothly; without a hitch
福利	fúlì	material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare
胜利	shènglì	to be victorious; victory
权利	quánlì	right (i.e. an entitlement to something); (classical) power and wealth
专利	zhuānlì	patent; something uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people; monopoly

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