Chinese word

有利于

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǒu lì yú

Meaning

  • verbbe good for

Example

运动有利于健康。yùn dòng yǒu lì yú jiàn kāng

Exercise is good for health.

Illustration for 有利于 (be good for)

More examples

适当的改革有利于经济发展。shì dàng de gǎi gé yǒu lì yú jīng jì fā zhǎn

Appropriate reform is good for economic development.

Core concept

A favorable effect is directed toward a particular person, thing, or goal.

Common phrases

  • 有利于经济发展yǒu lì yú jīng jì fā zhǎn

    be good for economic development

  • 有利于环境保护yǒu lì yú huán jìng bǎo hù

    be good for environmental protection

  • 有利于创新yǒu lì yú chuàng xīn

    be good for innovation

  • 有利于人才培养yǒu lì yú rén cái péi yǎng

    be good for talent development

Similar words

有助于yǒu zhù yú: Provides help that supports progress toward a stated result.
利于lì yú: Makes a stated action or situation more convenient or favorable.
有益于yǒu yì yú: Has a beneficial and useful effect on a stated person or thing.
促进cù jìn: Encourages a stated process or activity to develop or advance more quickly.

Definition in Chinese

表示某事物对另一事物有利、能带来好处或优势的动作或状态的短语，常用来说明影响的方向或受益对象。biǎo shì mǒu shì wù duì lìng yí shì wù yǒu lì néng dài lái hǎo chù huò yōu shì de dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài de duán yǔ cháng yòng lái shuō míng yíng xiǎng de fāng xiàng huò shòu yì duì xiàng

Word origin

有利于 (yǒulìyú, "be good for") is built from 有 (yǒu, "have") + 利 (lì, "benefit") + 于 (yú, "toward"), meaning that a benefit reaches a stated target.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often makes an activity, policy, or condition the subject, so the sentence describes its benefit without naming a person who provides help.

Other meanings

  • helpverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 有利yǒu lìadvantageousadjective
  • 有利条件yǒu lì tiáo jiànfavorable conditionsnoun
  • 有利可图yǒu lì kě túprofitableidiom

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