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功利

gōng lì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

功利 (gōng lì) means "utility". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 功利 means

1. utility

The characters in 功利

• 功gōngmeritorious deed or service; achievement; result
• 利lìsharp; favorable; advantage

Words starting with 功利

• 功利主义gōng lì zhǔ yìutilitarianism

Sounds the same

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

• 功力merit; efficacy; competence
• 公立public (e.g. school, hospital)
• 公历Gregorian calendar; solar calendar

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read gōng lì correctly.
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