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受益

shòu yì

2-character word

What 受益 means

1. to benefit from
2. profit

The characters in 受益

• 受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer
• 益yìbenefit; profit; advantage

Example sentences

• 满招损, 谦受益。
  Humility often achieves more than pride.
• 聪明人会从自己的错误中受益。
  Cōngming rén huì cóng zìjǐ de cuòwù zhōng shòuyì.
  A wise man profits from his mistakes.
• 中国社会科学院信息化研究中心副主任刘满强说:“信息传递能够带来巨大的附加值，中国信息发展的一个重要目标是让更多的农民从信息业发展中受益。”
  Zhōngguó Shèhuì Kēxuéyuàn xìnxīhuà yánjiūzhōngxīn fùzhǔrèn liú mǎn qiáng shuō:"xìnxī chuándì nénggòu dàilái jùdà de fùjiāzhí, Zhōngguó xìnxī fāzhǎn de yī gè zhòngyào mùbiāo shì ràng gèng duō de nóngmín cóng xìnxī yè fāzhǎnzhōng shòuyì."
  Liu Manqiang, deputy director of the Chinese Research Centre and College for Social Sciences and Information Technology, says "Information and communication technology has the potential for a huge increase in value; an important goal for the development of China's information technology is allowing more rural citizens to benefit from the information technology industry."

Words starting with 受益

• 受益匪浅shòu yì fěi qiǎnto benefit (from)
• 受益人shòu yì rénbeneficiary

Words containing 受益

• 满招损，谦受益mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit; pride comes before a fall

Sounds the same

Read shòu yì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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