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收益

shōu yì · shou yi

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HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. earnings
  2. profit
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Selling bookmarks

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)卖(mài)书签(shūqiān)，收益(shōuyì)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    You sold bookmarks today. How were the earnings?

  2. Liangliang

    卖(mài)了(le)十(shí)张(zhāng)，一共(yīgòng)赚(zhuàn)了(le)五十(wǔshí)块(kuài)。

    I sold ten and earned fifty yuan in total.

  3. Dengdeng

    材料(cáiliào)呢(ne)？

    And the materials?

  4. Liangliang

    材料(cáiliào)花(huā)了(le)六十(liùshí)块(kuài)。

    The materials cost sixty yuan.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)的(de)收益(shōuyì)是(shì)负(fù)十(shí)块(kuài)！

    So today's earnings are minus ten yuan!

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，剩下(shèngxià)的(de)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)用(yòng)。

    No problem, I will use the rest myself.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

企(qǐ)业(yè)第(dì)一(yī)季(jì)度(dù)收(shōu)益(yì)大(dà)幅(fú)增(zēng)长(zhǎng)。

Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sherryyyf · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)在(zài)这(zhè)次(cì)的(de)投(tóu)资(zī)中(zhōng)得(dé)到(dào)百(bǎi)分(fēn)之(zhī)八(bā)的(de)收(shōu)益(yì)。

They obtained a yield of 8 percent on their investment.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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