Chinese

收益

/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
benefit; advantage
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese收 “to arrest; to detain”
    • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
    • soundChinese丩 “to connect or graft a vine”
  • characterChinese益 “original form of 溢 (yì, “to overflow”)”
    • ideaChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • ideaChinese皿 “dish; vessel”

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