给 給 gěi to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier) syn 水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn 利 lì sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit syn 好处 好處 hǎo chu benefit / advantage / merit / gain / profit / also pr. [hao3chu4] syn 代价 代價 dài jià price / cost / consideration (in share dealing) 利益 lì yì benefit / (in sb's) interest / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 费用 費用 fèi yòng cost / expenditure / expense / CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] syn 享用 xiǎng yòng to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) syn 福利 fú lì material benefit / benefit in kind / (social) welfare syn 花费 花費 huā fèi expense / cost / to spend (time or money) / expenditure syn 廉价 廉價 lián jià cheaply-priced / low-cost syn 优点 優點 yōu diǎn merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 受益 shòu yì to benefit from / profit syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 补贴 補貼 bǔ tiē to subsidize / subsidy / allowance / to supplement (one's salary etc) / benefit syn 分担 分擔 fēn dān to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) syn 划算 huá suàn to calculate / to weigh (pros and cons) / to view as profitable / worthwhile / value for money / cost-effective syn 不菲 bù fěi considerable (cost etc) / bountiful (crop etc) / high (social status etc) syn 积分 積分 jī fēn integral (calculus) / accumulated points (in sports, at school etc) / total credits earned by student / bonus points in a benefit scheme 益处 益處 yì chu benefit syn 受命 shòu mìng ordained or appointed to a post / to benefit from counsel syn 得益 dé yì to derive benefit syn 借光 jiè guāng excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige syn 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony syn 获益 獲益 huò yì to profit from sth / to get benefit syn 无偿 無償 wú cháng free / no charge / at no cost syn 互惠 hù huì mutual benefit / mutually beneficial / reciprocal syn 占便宜 佔便宜 zhàn pián yi advantageous / favorable / to benefit at others' expense / to take unfair advantage syn 造福 zào fú to benefit (e.g. the people) syn 锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off 抛售 拋售 pāo shòu to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home) syn 义演 義演 yì yǎn benefit performance / charity show 转嫁 轉嫁 zhuǎn jià to remarry (of widow) / to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc) / to transfer (blame, guilt) / to pass the buck syn 房价 房價 fáng jià house price / cost of housing 实惠 實惠 shí huì tangible benefit / material advantages / cheap / economical / advantageous (deal) / substantial (discount) syn 效益 xiào yì benefit / effectiveness / efficiency syn 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom) / shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return syn 煞费苦心 煞費苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn to take a lot of trouble (idiom) / painstaking / at the cost of a lot of effort syn 伙食费 伙食費 huǒ shí fèi food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost) syn 施恩 shī ēn to confer a favor on sb / to confer a benefit 顺水推舟 順水推舟 shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit syn 耗资 耗資 hào zī to spend / expenditure / to cost 利己 lì jǐ personal profit / to benefit oneself syn 造价 造價 zào jià construction cost 受惠 shòu huì to benefit / favored syn 集思广益 集思廣益 jí sī guǎng yì collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom) / to pool wisdom for mutual benefit / to profit from widespread suggestions 惠及 huì jí (literary) to be of benefit to syn 裨益 bì yì benefit / advantage / profit / to be a benefit to syn 损人利己 損人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom) / personal gain to the detriment of others syn 沾光 zhān guāng to bask in the light / fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth / reflected glory syn 运价 運價 yùn jià fare / transport cost 互通有无 互通有無 hù tōng yǒu wú (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance / to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls / to reciprocate with material assistance / to scratch each other's back syn 价款 價款 jià kuǎn cost 近水楼台先得月 近水樓臺先得月 jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) / to benefit from intimacy with an influential person syn 苦主 kǔ zhǔ (old) the family of the victim in a murder case / (Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, misfortune etc) / (Tw) (coll.) person who bears the burden while others benefit; 性价比 性價比 xìng jià bǐ cost-performance ratio 低成本 dī chéng běn low cost / inexpensive 要花 yào huā cost; 成本核算 chéng běn hé suàn cost accounting 不划算 bù huá suàn it isn't worth it / not cost-effective / not profitable / too expensive 助益 zhù yì benefit / help syn 效益分析 benefit analysis 补益 補益 bǔ yì benefit / help syn 物流成本 wù liú chéng běn logistic cost 人工费 人工費 rén gōng fèi labor cost 利他 lì tā to benefit others / altruism 成本会计 成本會計 chéng běn kuài jì cost accounting syn 拉关系 拉關係 lā guān xì to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit / to suck up to sb syn 人工成本 rén gōng chéng běn labour cost 误工费 誤工費 wù gōng fèi cost of lost labor 压线 壓線 yā xiàn pressure crease / fig. to toil for sb else's benefit / line ball (i.e. on the line) 费 費 fèi to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses syn 叨 tāo to receive the benefit of 益 yì benefit / profit / advantage / beneficial / to increase / to add / all the more syn 受益匪浅 受益匪淺 shòu yì fěi qiǎn to benefit (from) syn 坐收渔利 坐收漁利 zuò shōu yú lì benefit from others' dispute (idiom) syn 得益于 得益於 dé yì yú to benefit from / thanks to 裨 bì to benefit / to aid / advantageous / profitable syn 分析 fēn xī to analyze / analysis / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 毕竟 畢竟 bì jìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis syn 归根结底 歸根結底 guī gēn jié dǐ in the final analysis / ultimately syn 解析 jiě xī to analyze / to resolve / (math.) analysis / analytic syn 归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ after all / in the final analysis / ultimately syn 精辟 精闢 jīng pì clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis) / incisive / insightful syn 说到底 說到底 shuō dào dǐ in the final analysis / in the end syn 浅析 淺析 qiǎn xī primary, elementary or coarse analysis syn 经济分析 經濟分析 economic analysis 定量分析 dìng liàng fēn xī quantitative analysis 数学分析 數學分析 shù xué fēn xī mathematical analysis / calculus 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides syn 光谱分析 光譜分析 guāng pǔ fēn xī spectral analysis 平等互利 píng děng hù lì mutual benefit / to share profits equitably 仁言利博 rén yán lì bó Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all. 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom) syn 摩顶放踵 摩頂放踵 mó dǐng fàng zhǒng to rub one's head and heels (idiom) / to slave for the benefit of others / to wear oneself out for the general good syn 教学相长 教學相長 jiào xué xiāng zhǎng when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit 有害无利 有害無利 yǒu hài wú lì harmful and without benefit (idiom) / more harm than good 羊毛出在羊身上 yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free. 