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利弊

lì bì

2-character word

What 利弊 means

1. pros and cons
2. merits and drawbacks
3. advantages and disadvantages

The characters in 利弊

• 利lìsharp; favorable; advantage
• 弊bìdetriment; fraud; harm

Words containing 利弊

• 权衡利弊quán héng lì bìto weigh the pros and cons (idiom)

Sounds the same

Read lì bì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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