Meaning
benefit; increase
Chinese: 好处、增加。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 益 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 利益lì yìbenefit; (in sb's) interest
- 收益shōu yìearnings; profit
- 有益yǒu yìuseful; beneficial; profitable
- 权益quán yìrights; interests; rights and benefits
- 日益rì yìday by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day
Example Sentence
读书对我们很有益处。Dú shū duì wǒ men hěn yǒu yì chu.Reading is very beneficial to us.
读书Dú shūto read a book对duìtoward我们wǒ menwe很hěnvery有益处yǒu yì chubeneficial。