利弊 lì bì ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ lei6 bai6 流利級 · Level 5
- pros and cons
- merits and drawbacks
- advantages and disadvantages
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利
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 便利 biàn lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ bin6 lei6 convenient
- 利害 lì hài ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ lei6 hoi6 pros and cons
- 利息 lì xī ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧ lei6 sik1 interest (on a loan)
- 利润 利潤 lì rùn ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄣˋ lei6 jeon6 profits
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- 利率 lì lǜ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄩˋ lei6 leot6 interest rate
- 利用 lì yòng ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ lei6 jung6 to exploit
- 利益 lì yì ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ lei6 jik1 benefit
- 利索 lì suo ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ lei6 sok3 nimble
- 功利 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lei6 utility
- 胜利 勝利 shèng lì ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ sing1 lei6 victory
- 吉利 jí lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ gat1 lei6 auspicious
- 名利 míng lì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ming4 lei6 fame and profit
- 失利 shī lì ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ sat1 lei6 to lose
- 专利 專利 zhuān lì ㄓㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˋ zyun1 lei6 patent
- 暴利 bào lì ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ bou6 lei6 sudden huge profits
- 有利 yǒu lì ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ jau5 lei6 advantageous; favorable
- 权利 權利 quán lì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ kyun4 lei6 right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 流利 liú lì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˋ lau4 lei6 fluent
弊
- 作弊 zuò bì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ zok3 bai6 to practice fraud
- 弊病 bì bìng ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ bai6 beng6 malady
- 弊端 bì duān ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bai6 dyun1 systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
- 宿弊 sù bì ㄙㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ suk1 bai6 long-standing abuse
- 弊案 bì àn ㄅㄧˋ ㄢˋ bai6 on3 scandal
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- 时弊 時弊 shí bì ㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ si4 bai6 ills of the day
- 流弊 liú bì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧˋ lau4 bai6 malpractice
- 私弊 sī bì ㄙ ㄅㄧˋ si1 bai6 fraudulent practice
- 积弊 積弊 jī bì ㄐㄧ ㄅㄧˋ zik1 bai6 age-old (malpractice)
- 舞弊 wǔ bì ㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ mou5 bai6 to engage in fraud
- 蠹弊 dù bì ㄉㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ dou3 bai6 malpractice
- 防弊 fáng bì ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ fong4 bai6 anti-fraud
- 雕弊 diāo bì ㄉㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ diu1 bai6 variant of 凋敝
- 切中时弊 切中時弊 qiè zhòng shí bì ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ cit3 zung3 si4 bai6 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
- 徇私舞弊 xùn sī wǔ bì ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙ ㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ seon1 si1 mou5 bai6 (idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
- 有利有弊 yǒu lì yǒu bì ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ jau5 lei6 jau5 bai6 to have both advantages and disadvantages
- 权衡利弊 權衡利弊 quán héng lì bì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ kyun4 hang4 lei6 bai6 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
- 营私舞弊 營私舞弊 yíng sī wǔ bì ㄧㄥˊ ㄙ ㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ jing4 si1 mou5 bai6 see 徇私舞弊
- 痛砭时弊 痛砭時弊 tòng biān shí bì ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ tung3 bin1 si4 bai6 to strongly criticize the evils of the day
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 成败利钝 成敗利鈍 chéng bài lì dùn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ sing4 baai6 lei6 deon6 succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
- 大吉大利 dà jí dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 gat1 daai6 lei6 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
- 淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 lei6 not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
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- 地利人和 dì lì rén hé ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ dei6 lei6 jan4 wo4 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
- 功名利禄 功名利祿 gōng míng lì lù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ gung1 ming4 lei6 luk6 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
- 见利思义 見利思義 jiàn lì sī yì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ ㄧˋ gin3 lei6 si1 ji6 to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically
- 见利忘义 見利忘義 jiàn lì wàng yì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ gin3 lei6 mong4 ji6 (idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit
- 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ gap1 gung1 gan6 lei6 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
- 利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄣ lei6 ling6 zi3 fan1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
- 流年不利 liú nián bù lì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ lau4 nin4 bat1 lei6 the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 补偏救弊 補偏救弊 bǔ piān jiù bì ㄅㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ bou2 pin1 gau3 bai6 to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
- 切中时弊 切中時弊 qiè zhòng shí bì ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ cit3 zung3 si4 bai6 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
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- 权衡利弊 權衡利弊 quán héng lì bì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ kyun4 hang4 lei6 bai6 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
- 兴利除弊 興利除弊 xīng lì chú bì ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ hing1 lei6 ceoi4 bai6 to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
- 徇私舞弊 xùn sī wǔ bì ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙ ㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ seon1 si1 mou5 bai6 (idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain