利 (lì) means Advantage (benefit - profit - interest). Below are 24 of the 76 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这对我们很有 利 。
Zhè duì wǒmen hěn yǒulì.
This is very much to our advantage.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 有利
运动有 利 于健康。
Yùndòng yǒulì yú jiànkāng.
Exercise is beneficial to health.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 有利
这笔钱的 利 息很低。
Zhè bǐ qián de lìxī hěn dī.
The interest on this money is very low.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 利息
这符合双方的 利 益。
Zhè fúhé shuāngfāng de lìyì.
This is in the interest of both sides.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 利益
目前一切都很顺 利 。
Mùqián yíqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.
Everything is going smoothly at present.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 目前
胜 利 属于努力的人。
Shènglì shǔyú nǔlì de rén.
Victory belongs to those who work hard.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 胜利
谈判进行得很顺 利 。
Tánpàn jìnxíng de hěn shùnlì.
The negotiations are going smoothly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 谈判
项目进展得很顺 利 。
Xiàngmù jìnzhǎn de hěn shùnlì.
The project is progressing smoothly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 进展
他顺 利 通过了考核。
Tā shùnlì tōngguò le kǎohé.
He passed the assessment without trouble.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 考核
这场雨下得真 利 害。
Zhè chǎng yǔ xià de zhēn lìhai.
This rain is really coming down hard.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 利害
洽谈进行得很顺 利 。
Qiàtán jìnxíng de hěn shùnlì.
The talks are going smoothly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 洽谈
演习进行得很顺 利 。
Yǎnxí jìnxíng de hěn shùnlì.
The exercise went smoothly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 演习
他的汉语说得很流 利 。
Tā de Hànyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.
He speaks Chinese fluently.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 流利
这里的一切都很顺 利 。
Zhèlǐ de yíqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.
Everything here is going smoothly.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 一切
这家公司的 利 润不错。
Zhè jiā gōngsī de lìrùn búcuò.
This company's profits are good.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 利润
银行每月付一次 利 息。
Yínháng měi yuè fù yí cì lìxī.
The bank pays interest once a month.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 利息
他 利 用假期学了开车。
Tā lìyòng jiàqī xué le kāi chē.
He used the holiday to learn to drive.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 利用
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From the graded readers
退货的过程比我想的顺 利 多了。
tuì huò de / dì guòchéng bǐ wǒ xiǎng de / dì shùnlì duōle.
The return went far more smoothly than I'd expected.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
后面的八分钟，我说得比在宿舍里练习的时候还流 利 。
hòumian de / dì bā fēnzhōng, wǒ shuō dé / děi / de bǐ zài sùshè lǐ liànxí de / dì shíhou hái / huán liúlì.
For the next eight minutes I spoke more fluently than I ever had practising in my dorm.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
利 appears in 76 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 利
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 利
How is 利 used in a sentence?
This page shows 76 sentences using 利 (lì, "Advantage (benefit - profit - interest)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 利 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 利 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 利?
The dictionary page for 利 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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