盈余

盈餘

yíngyú

noun #38,105

Meanings

1 surplus
2 profit
3 retained earnings

Characters

remainder, leftover

Examples

公司今年有大量盈余。

Gōngsī jīnnián yǒu dàliàng yíngyú.

The company has a large surplus this year.

财政盈余用于基础设施投资。

Cáizhèng yíngyú yòngyú jīchǔ shèshī tóuzī.

The fiscal surplus is used for infrastructure investment.

Tips

memory

盈 means 'full, brimming' and 余 means 'leftover'. Together: 'the full amount left over' — exactly what a surplus is.

Stroke Order

盈 yíng

余 yú