利害攸关

利害攸關

lìhài-yōuguān

idiom

Meanings

HSK 6

这次谈判对两家公司都利害攸关。

Zhè cì tánpàn duì liǎng jiā gōngsī dōu lìhài-yōuguān.

These talks are of vital concern to both companies.

HSK 7-9

环境问题与每个人都利害攸关，谁也不能置身事外。

Huánjìng wèntí yǔ měi ge rén dōu lìhài-yōuguān, shéi yě bù néng zhìshēn-shìwài.

Environmental problems touch everyone's vital interests, and nobody can stay out of them.

mistakes

利害 here is lìhài, "gain and harm", that is, interests. Do not confuse it with 厉害 "formidable, terrible".

usage

Usually 对 someone 利害攸关 "of vital concern to someone". A written phrase, common in news and formal argument.

利 lì

害 hài

攸 yōu

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