How to say “benefit” in Chinese
benefit, advantage
“Benefit” in Chinese is 益处, yì chù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
益处 is read yì chù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 皿 “vessel”: water spilling over the brim — abundance.
Its second reading is chǔ, “be located; handle”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “益处”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 益处. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 早睡早起对身体有益处。zǎoshuìzǎoqǐduìshēntǐyǒuyìchùEarly to bed and early to rise is good for your health.
- 学书法对孩子有什么益处？xuéshūfǎduìháiziyǒushénmeyìchùWhat good does learning calligraphy do a child?
- 这种做法没有任何益处zhèzhǒngzuòfǎméiyǒurènhéyìchùThis approach does no good at all.
More words from the lesson “Use and flaw”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “benefit” in Chinese?
“Benefit” in Chinese is 益处, pinyin yìchù.
What does 益处 mean?
益处 (yìchù) means “benefit, advantage”.
How do you write 益处?
益处 is 2 characters: 益 (yì) — benefit, profit; 处 (chù) — place. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 益处?
益处 is read yìchù. Tones: yì — fourth tone, chù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“benefit” in the lesson “Use and flaw”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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