受益匪浅

受益匪淺

shòuyì-fěiqiǎn

phrase HSK 7-9 #25,709

Meanings

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

这次旅行让我受益匪浅，开阔了眼界。

Zhècì lǚxíng ràng wǒ shòuyì-fěiqiǎn, kāikuò le yǎnjiè.

This trip benefited me greatly and broadened my horizons.

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'.

受 shòu

益 yì

匪 fěi

浅 qiǎn