麻利 má li ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄌㄧ maa4 lei6
- swift
- agile
- efficient
- quick-witted (colloquial)
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麻
- 肉麻 ròu má ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄚˊ juk6 maa4 sickening
- 芝麻 zhī ma ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ zi1 maa4 sesame (seed)
- 麻将 麻將 má jiàng ㄇㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ maa4 zoeng3 mahjong
- 麻木 má mù ㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ maa4 muk6 numb
- 麻烦 麻煩 má fan ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄈㄢ maa4 faan4 trouble; inconvenience
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- 麻痹 麻痺 má bì ㄇㄚˊ ㄅㄧˋ maa4 bei3 paralysis
- 麻辣 má là ㄇㄚˊ ㄌㄚˋ maa4 laat6 hot and numbing
- 麻醉 má zuì ㄇㄚˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ maa4 zeoi3 anesthesia
- 麻雀 má què ㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ maa4 zoek2 sparrow
- 三麻 sān má ㄙㄢ ㄇㄚˊ saam1 maa4 three-player mahjong
- 主麻 zhǔ má ㄓㄨˇ ㄇㄚˊ zyu2 maa4 (Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic)
- 乱麻 亂麻 luàn má ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ lyun6 maa4 lit. tangled skein
- 亚麻 亞麻 yà má ㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ aa3 maa4 flax
- 全麻 quán má ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄚˊ cyun4 maa4 general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉)
- 剑麻 劍麻 jiàn má ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gim3 maa4 sisal hemp
- 四麻 sì má ㄙˋ ㄇㄚˊ sei3 maa4 four-player mahjong
- 大麻 dà má ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ daai6 maa4 hemp (Cannabis sativa)
- 天麻 tiān má ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄚˊ tin1 maa4 Gastrodia elata (botany)
- 局麻 jú má ㄐㄩˊ ㄇㄚˊ guk6 maa4 local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉)
- 火麻 huǒ má ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄚˊ fo2 maa4 hemp
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
- 利弊 lì bì ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ lei6 bai6 pros and cons
- 利息 lì xī ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧ lei6 sik1 interest (on a loan)
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- 利润 利潤 lì rùn ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄣˋ lei6 jeon6 profits
- 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
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