收益

shōuyì

noun HSK 4 #8,833

Meanings

1 earnings
2 profit
3 benefit

Characters

to receive; to collect

benefit; profit; to increase

Receive + benefit = gains or profits collected from an activity.

Examples

今年的收益比去年高。

Jīnnián de shōuyì bǐ qùnián gāo.

This year's earnings are higher than last year's.

投资的收益率是多少？

Tóuzī de shōuyìlǜ shì duōshao?

What is the return rate on the investment?

这个项目收益很好。

Zhège xiàngmù shōuyì hěn hǎo.

This project has good returns.

Tips

usage

收益率 means 'rate of return'. 收益 is more formal/financial compared to 好处 (benefit).

Stroke Order

收 shōu

益 yì