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HSK
smoothly; without a hitch
HSK 2
fluent
HSK 2
victory / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
advantageous; favorable
HSK 3
right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth
HSK 4
material benefit / benefit in kind / (social) welfare
HSK 5
patent / sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people / monopoly
HSK 5
convenient / easy / to facilitate
HSK 5
unfavorable / disadvantageous / harmful / detrimental
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *利* | 利* | *利
sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit
HSK 6
auspicious / lucky / propitious
HSK 6
profit / gain / to make profits
HSK 7-9
to lose / to suffer defeat
HSK 7-9
sudden huge profits
HSK 7-9
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary
HSK 7-9
fame and profit
HSK 7-9
water conservancy / irrigation works
HSK 7-9
having no advantage whatsoever
compound interest (esp. in loans, snowballing debt)
dividend
to prevail / to achieve victory / to be victorious
to generate a profit / profit / yield
snobbish
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *利* | 利* | *利
surname Li
Harry
high interest rate / usurious
Mali (Tw)
to reap huge profits (esp. by unscrupulous means)
sharp / incisive / penetrating
bonus; dividend
(Tw) Italy
gross profit
to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / exploitation
gain / profit / to make a profit
Hungary
(idiom) to be successful in every endeavor
for profit / to seek profit
to benefit (from sth)
Suntory, Japanese beverage company
net profit
sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point
compound interest
favorable location / in the right place / productivity of land
(name) Terry
Raleigh, capital of North Carolina
Chile
Geely, Chinese car make
Wylie (name) / Turrell Wylie, originator of the Wylie transcription of Tibetan script
(HK, Sg, Tw) Pelé (1940–2022), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star
monthly interest
the Pali language or, more broadly, the scriptural and literary tradition of Theravada Buddhism
arbitrage
net profit
Kelly (person name)
Bentley
lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom) / fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits
nonprofit / not for profit
principal and interest / capital and profit
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
Emanuel; Immanuel (name)
scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
Bernard Montgomery (Montie) (1887–1976), Second World War British field marshal / Montgomery or Montgomerie (surname)
Waley or Whaley (name) / Arthur Waley (1889-1966), pioneer British sinologist
both principal and interest / capital plus profit
harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
mutual benefit / to share profits equitably
to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth / only interested in personal gain
personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest
benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
Váli (son of Odin)
to make a profit / to gain / to get an advantage
Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican reggae musician and activist
to make a profit
(idiom) the benefit reaped by a third party when two sides are locked in a dispute
Amway (brand)
to recommend (a product etc); to promote
Stanley (name)
Kigali, capital of Rwanda (Tw)
swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial)
mutually beneficial
high interest / huge profit / to value money highly
to value righteousness rather than material gain (idiom)
mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British conservative politician and novelist, prime minister 1868-1880
Henry (name) / henry (unit of inductance)
England (historical loan, from English)
Kenli District in Dongying 東營|东营, Shandong
Dudley (name)
sharp / keen / cutting / shrill / piercing
utility
efficient / brisk / neat
dealer incentive / sales bonus / rebate
small profits
Berkeley
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
Ferrari, Italian luxury sports car manufacturer
great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
Pingli County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi

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