Chinese word

受益

Pronunciation

Pinyinshòu yì

Meaning

  • verbbenefit

Example

学生们从老师那里受益很多。xué shēng men cóng lǎo shī nà lǐ shòu yì hěn duō

The students benefit a lot from their teacher.

Illustration for 受益 (benefit)

More examples

中小企业通过技术升级而受益。zhōng xiáo qǐ yè tōng guò jì shù shēng jí ér shòu yì

Small and medium-sized enterprises benefit from technological upgrading.

Core concept

Help or favorable conditions reach someone and become a personal gain.

Common phrases

  • 受益于改革开放shòu yì yú gǎi gé kāi fàng

    benefit from reform and opening up

  • 全民受益quán mín shòu yì

    the whole population benefits

  • 受益于生态保护shòu yì yú shēng tài bǎo hù

    benefit from ecological conservation

Similar words

受益于shòu yì yú: Receive benefits from a specific source or situation.
得益dé yì: Receive benefits through support or helpful circumstances.

Definition in Chinese

接受别人的帮助或条件而得到利益或好处。jiē shòu bié rén de bāng zhù huò tiáo jiàn ér dé dào lì yì huò hǎo chù

Word origin

受益 (shòuyì, "to benefit") combines 受 (shòu, "receive") with 益 (yì, "benefit"), giving the sense of receiving something that brings gain.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the transitive use of English benefit, 受益 (shòuyì, "to benefit") normally places the person who gains in the subject position rather than treating that person as an object.

Other meanings

  • profitverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 受益人shòu yì rénbeneficiarynoun
  • 受益权shòu yì quánbeneficial interestnoun

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