既得利益

jìdé-lìyì
idiom #58,148

Meanings

  1. 1 vested interest
  2. 2 interests already obtained
  3. 3 entrenched privilege

Examples

HSK 5
Tāmen bù yuàn fàngqì zìjǐ de jìdélìyì.
They are unwilling to give up their vested interests.
HSK 7-9
Gǎigé chùdòng le jìdélìyì jítuán.
The reform upset vested-interest groups.
HSK 7-9
Rènhé biàngé dōu huì yùdào jìdélìyì de zǔlì.
Any change faces resistance from entrenched interests.

Tips

register
Political and economic register - articles on reform, policy analysis, editorials. Neutral-to-critical tone: the phrase presumes there's something questionable about the interests being protected.
usage
Frequently pairs with 集团 (vested-interest group), 阶层 (class), (those with). Structurally behaves like a noun phrase and can take modifiers or be the subject of a verb.

Stroke Order

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