利润 lìrùn profits
How to remember 利润: 利 benefit + 润 moist = profits.
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How it is used
- Profit (in business) - 利润率 (lìrùnlǜ) profit margin; 获得利润 (huòdé lìrùn) to make a profit.
- The financial gain after costs; an accounting/business term.
- Contrast 利益 (lìyì, interests/benefit, broad) and 利息 (lìxī, interest on money) - 利润 is specifically business earnings.
Example sentences
- 旅行社的利润猛涨。 Lǚxíngshè de lìrùn měngzhǎng.Travel agencies' profits soared.