营利

營利

yínglì

verb #31,316

Meanings

1 to seek profit
2 for profit
3 profit-making

Characters

to operate; manage

profit; benefit

Examples

这是一个非营利组织。

Zhè shì yīgè fēi yínglì zǔzhī.

This is a non-profit organization.

学校不应以营利为目的。

Xuéxiào bù yīng yǐ yínglì wéi mùdì.

Schools should not exist for the sake of profit.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse with 盈利 (yínglì, the profit/earnings themselves). 营利 = the activity of pursuing profit (营 = to operate); 盈利 = the surplus that results (盈 = full/surplus). 'Non-profit' is always 非营利, never 非盈利 in formal usage.

Stroke Order

营 yíng

利 lì