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名利

míng lì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

名利 (míng lì) means "fame and profit". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 名利 means

1. fame and profit

The characters in 名利

• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 利lìsharp; favorable; advantage

Words starting with 名利

• 名利场míng lì chǎngcompetitive environment where individuals vie for recognition and material gain
• 名利双收míng lì shuāng shōuboth fame and fortune (idiom); both virtue and reward

Words containing 名利

• 淡泊名利dàn bó míng lìnot caring about fame and fortune (idiom); indifferent to worldly rewards
• 功名利禄gōng míng lì lùposition and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune

Sounds the same

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

• 明丽bright and beautiful; (of a landscape) gorgeous; (of a color) vibrant

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