受益匪浅

受益匪淺

shòuyìfěiqiǎn

phrase #25,709

Meanings

1 to benefit greatly
2 to gain a great deal from
3 to profit immensely

Characters

benefit / profit

not (classical negation)

shallow / superficial

Examples

听了您的讲座，我受益匪浅。

Tīng le nín de jiǎngzuò, wǒ shòuyì fěiqiǎn.

I benefited greatly from your lecture.

这次旅行让我受益匪浅，开阔了眼界。

Zhè cì lǚxíng ràng wǒ shòuyì fěiqiǎn, kāikuò le yǎnjiè.

This trip benefited me greatly and broadened my horizons.

Tips

usage

匪浅 literally means 'not shallow' (匪 = not, in classical usage; 浅 = shallow). So 受益匪浅 = 'the benefit received is not shallow' = 'I benefited greatly'.

Stroke Order

受 shòu

益 yì

匪 fěi

浅 qiǎn