| 利 | 1175B10 90A.00-2 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄌㄧˋ [li4] | ||
| N. | (1) Gains, advantage, profit, merit, what is good: 利益 [li4yi4]↓; 有利可圖 there are profits to be made; 得利 make profits, gain advantage; 利弊得失 advantages and disadvantages, merits and demerits; 利病 good and bad, merits and demerits; 利害 [li4hai4], 利權 [li4qUan2]↓; 見利忘義 forget principles at the sight of profit; 利令智昏 money blinds, tends to make one do foolish things; 利慾 [li4yU4]↓; 利誘 lure by money offers; 從中取利 get a “cut” in transactions; 漁利 make profits by illegal means; 利之所趨 where profits are to be gained. (2) Income from capital: 利息 [li4xi2], 利錢 [li4qian2], 利潤 [li4run4]↓; 利兒 profits: 這項買賣很有利兒 this transaction is very profitable; 利上滾利 at compound interest; 餘利 surplus profits; 暴利 exorbitant profits. (3) Resources, public utility: 水利 water conservancy; 地利 land utilization; 利源 [li4yUan2]↓. (4) Wealth, riches: 利祿 [li4lu4]↓; 名利雙收 gain both honor and money; 財利 material wealth; 功利 (主義) utility, -tarianism. (5) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | To profit, be of advantage to: 利他 benefit others, be altruistic; 利他主義 altruism; 利己 to benefit oneself, be selfish; 利己主義 egoism; 傷人而不利己 injure people without benefit to oneself; 利人 to benefit other people; 利國利民 to benefit the nation and the people; 利用 [li4yong4]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Sharp, cutting, fluent, eloquent, quick: 利刃 a sharp knife; 利鈍 [li4dun4]↓; 銳利，鋒利 (of knife, etc.) sharp; 快利 ditto; 流利 (of speech) fluent, eloquent; 利齒，利口，利嘴 quick of speech; 利器 [li4qi4]↓. (2) Convenient, lucky, of good fortune: 便利，利便 convenient, easy to do or obtain; 順利 without a hitch; 吉利 good fortune. (3) Smooth, orderly: 利落 [li4lou4]↓; 利颼 [li4sou0]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 利弊 [li4bi4], n., advantages and disadvantages, merits and demerits. 2. 利錢 [li4qian2], n., interest on bank deposits. 3. 利器 [li4qi4], n., (1) sharp weapons; (2) military control (國之利器); (3) (AC) useful men at court. 4. 利權 [li4qUan2], n., rights and privileges. 5. 利得 [li4de2], n., (law) profits. 6. 利鈍 [li4dun4], adj., (of the cutting edge of a knife, etc.) sharp or blunt: 成敗利鈍，在所不計 irrespective of success or failure. 7. 利害 [li4hai4], (1) n., gains and losses: 利害關係 advantages and disadvantages; (2) adj., (correctly 厲害) severe, terrible, harsh (of person, plan), extremely capable (person). 8. 利祿 [li4lu4], n., wealth and high honors: 功名利祿 high official positions and riches. 9. 利落 [li4luo4], adj., (＝俐落) smoothly done. 10. 利率 [li4lU4], n., (banking) rate of interest. 11. 利潤 [li4run4], n., (1) profits from business; (2) profits from capital investments. 12. 利息 [li4xi2] (lih-'shi), n., (banking) interest on deposits. 13. 利市 [li4shi4], (1) n., business profits: 利市三倍 threefold profits; (2) adj., lucky, of good fortune. 14. 利颼 [li4sou0], adj., orderly, tidy. 15. 利益 [li4yi4], (1) n., gains, benefits; (2) v.t., to benefit (society, others). 16. 利源 [li4yUan2], n., natural resources. 17. 利慾 [li4yU4], n., cupidity: 利慾薰心 lured by profits. 18. 利用 [li4yong4], v.t., make use of, utilize, exploit: 廢物利用 utilize waste products; 被人利用 be utilized by others for their selfish ends; 利用時機 take advantage of opportunities. | |||||