Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 益

surname Yi

benefit
profit
advantage
beneficial
to increase
to add
all the more

income
(literary) improvement
progress

public good; public welfare; public interest

increasingly
more and more
ever more
all the more

increasingly
more and more

increasingly
more and more

day by day
more and more
increasingly
more and more with each passing day

interests protected by law

debuff (gaming)

profit and loss
increase and decrease

helpful friend
wise companion

benefit
advantage
profit
to be a benefit to

beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)

motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus)

to benefit from
profit

benefit

benefit
help

benefit
effectiveness
efficiency

no good
not good for
not beneficial

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) (Tw)

benefit
(in sb's) interest
CL:個／个 (gè)

to increase
gain (electronics)
(gaming) buff

Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan

rights
interests
rights and benefits

beneficial insect

Yiyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan

earnings
profit

name of old state in modern Sichuan

good citizens
the right side in a civil war

to derive benefit

to profit from sth
to get benefit

useful
beneficial
profitable

Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市／铜川市 ( Tóngchuān Shì), Shaanxi

increasingly
more and more
all the more

benefit
help

to grow the intellect
Alpinia oxyphylla, a type of ginger (Chinese medicine)

motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus or L. cardiaca)

Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市／铜川市 ( Tóngchuān Shì), Shaanxi

Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan

to benefit from
thanks to

beneficiary

total profit
aggregate return

beneficiary

beneficial

earnings rate
earnings yield (finance)

tax benefits table

net profit

income statement (US)
profit and loss account (UK)

public welfare funds
community chest

Yiyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan

P⁄E ratio (price-to-earnings ratio)

probiotics

one's own interests

best interests

lìyìshūsòng

to make use of one's position to gain profit for oneself or one's associates

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)
fig. to try to help but end up making things worse

yìwèishēngjīn

to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom)

lìyìchōngtū

conflict of interest

wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
It all ends in tears.

xiāngdéyìzhāng

to bring out the best in each other (idiom)
to complement one another well

rìyìzēngjiā

to increase daily

lǎodāngyìzhuàng

old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years

harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good

liángshīyìyǒu

good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor

jīngyìqiújīng

(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting

guófánglìyì

(national) defense interests

interest group

shōuyìzhànghù

income account (accountancy)

kāijuànyǒuyì

lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education

gòngtónglìyì

common interest
mutual benefit

shòuyìfěiqiǎn

to benefit (from)

jiùfényìxīn

add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
to add fuel to the fire

duōduōyìshàn

the more the better

liúcúnshōuyì

retained earnings

gōngyìshìyè

service to the public
public welfare undertaking
charity
social facility

liángpéngyìyǒu

virtuous companions and worthy friends

jí'ēnguǎngyì

to pool knowledge and ideas to produce a better outcome

gōngyìhuódòng

charity event
public service activities

to find sth increasingly difficult

vested interest

futile endeavor (idiom)

jísīguǎngyì

collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit
to profit from widespread suggestions

yánniányìshòu

to make life longer
to promise longevity
(this product will) extend your life

póuduōyìguǎ

to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)

bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful
of great service
to help greatly
to serve one well

interests of the people

qióngdāngyìjiān

poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined
the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back

educational toy

dàoqīshōuyìlü

到期收益率

[到期收益率]

(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)

shèhuìgōnggònglìyì

社会公共利益

[社會公共利益]

public interest

mǎnzhāosǔn,qiānshòuyì

满招损，谦受益

[滿招損，謙受益]

(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
pride comes before a fall

dàogāoyì'ān,shìgāoyìwēi

道高益安，势高益危

[道高益安，勢高益危]

More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記／史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).