yíng lì
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  • 1

    v.make profit; gain; earn

    • tā de shēng yi yī dìng huì yíng lì

      生意一定盈利

      Her business would become profitable.

    • gāi gōng sī jiāng dé yǐ bǎ jià gé yā dé dī yú jìng zhēng duì shǒu ér réng néng yíng lì

      公司价格竞争对手盈利

      The firm will be able to undercut its competitors whilst still making a profit.

    • zhè jiā bào zhǐ zhì shǎo zài guò qù nián zhōng dōu méi yǒu yíng lì

      报纸至少过去10没有盈利

      The newspaper is believed to have been unprofitable for at least the past decade.

  • 2

    n.profit

    • qù nián de yíng lì lüè yǒu zēng jiā

      去年盈利增加

      Last year there was only a modest gain in earnings.

    • ān quán bì xū shǐ zhōng fàng zài yíng lì zhī qián

      安全必须始终盈利之前

      Safety must always come before profit.

    • zuì jìn de kuī sǔn yù nián chū de yíng lì xiāng dǐ xiāo

      最近亏损年初盈利抵消

      Recent losses have cancelled out any profits made at the start of the year.

Word usage

  • Note
    "盈利" is different from "营利". "盈利" means "gain profits"; "营利" means "seek profits".