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利润

lì rùn

profit

Usage note

利润表示赚钱之后剩下的收益。

lì rùn biǎo shì zhuàn qián zhī hòu shèng xià de shōu yì。

利润 means the earnings left after making money.

Context note

利润常用于生意、公司和经济。

lì rùn cháng yòng yú shēng yì 、 gōng sī hé jīng jì。

It is often used with business, companies, and economics.

5 examples

这家店利润很高。
zhè jiā diàn lì rùn hěn gāo。
This shop has high profit.
公司赚了利润
gōng sī zhuàn le lì rùn。
The company made a profit.
利润不是全部。
lì rùn bú shì quán bù。
Profit is not everything.
他们讨论了利润
tā men tǎo lùn le lì rùn。
They discussed profit.
利润增加了。
lì rùn zēng jiā le。
The profit increased.

5 mini stories

老师说,做生意要看利润
lǎo shī shuō, zuò shēng yì yào kàn lì rùn。
The teacher said business should consider profit.
这次销售带来了利润
zhè cì xiāo shòu dài lái le lì rùn。
This sale brought profit.
利润高并不一定最好。
lì rùn gāo bìng bù yí dìng zuì hǎo。
High profit is not necessarily the best.
他们努力增加利润
tā men nǔ lì zēng jiā lì rùn。
They worked hard to increase profit.
利润和成本要一起看。
lì rùn hé chéng běn yào yì qǐ kàn。
Profit and cost should be considered together.

Mini dialogue

卖柠檬水

A
我们卖柠檬水有利润吗?
Wǒmen mài níngméng shuǐ yǒu lìrùn ma?
Do we make a profit selling lemonade?
B
有,利润还不错。
Yǒu, lìrùn hái bùcuò.
Yes, the profit is pretty good.

计算利润

A
怎么计算利润
Zěnme jìsuàn lìrùn?
How do you calculate profit?
B
利润是收入减去成本。
Lìrùn shì shōurù jiǎnqù chéngběn.
Profit is revenue minus cost.

Related words and contrasts

related
收入
shōu rù
income, revenue

related to profit, but income is money received

contrast
成本
chéng běn
cost

contrast with profit; profit is income minus cost

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