Meaning of 利润
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- profits
How to use 利润
利润 is a formal noun used in business and economics, often with verbs like 赚 (zhuàn, earn), 提高 (tígāo, raise) or 获得 (huòdé, obtain). Example: 今年公司的利润增加了。(Jīnnián gōngsī de lìrùn zēngjiā le.) The company's profits increased this year.
利 (lì) means benefit or gain, and 润 (rùn) means moist or to enrich. Picture profit as the gain that keeps a business well watered and growing.
Common mistake: Learners often write 润 (rùn) as 闰 (rùn, leap, as in leap year) and forget the water radical 氵 on the left. Also keep the tones as fourth and fourth: lìrùn, not lírún.
利润 in example sentences
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利 lì · sharp · 7 strokes
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润 rùn · moist · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 利润.
| 顺利 | shùnlì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 流利 | liúlì | fluent |
| 利用 | lìyòng | to exploit; to make use of |
| 胜利 | shènglì | victory |
| 有利 | yǒulì | advantageous; favorable |
| 权利 | quánlì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth |
| 利益 | lìyì | benefit; (in sb's) interest |
| 利息 | lìxī | interest (on a loan) |
| 不利 | bùlì | unfavorable; disadvantageous |
| 福利 | fúlì | benefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare |
| 专利 | zhuānlì | patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people |
| 便利 | biànlì | convenient; easy |
Questions about 利润
What does 利润 mean?
利润 (lìrùn) means "profits" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 利润?
利润 is made of 2 characters: 利 (7 strokes), 润 (10 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 利润 an HSK word?
Yes. 利润 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 利润 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 利润 is written 利潤.
What is the difference between 利润 and 利息?
利润 (lìrùn) is the profit a business makes after costs. 利息 (lìxī) is interest earned on money in a bank or charged on a loan.
How do you say profit margin or net profit in Chinese?
Profit margin is 利润率 (lìrùnlǜ). Net profit is 净利润 (jìng lìrùn), and gross profit is 毛利润 (máo lìrùn), often shortened to 毛利 (máolì).