利弊
lì bì
Pinyin

Definition

利弊
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lì bì
  1. pros and cons
  2. merits and drawbacks
  3. advantages and disadvantages

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

利
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
利器
lì qì
  1. 1 sharp weapon
  2. 2 effective implement
  3. 3 outstandingly able individual
利用
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
利益
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
胜利
shèng lì
  1. 1 victory
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
  1. 1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
  1. 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)

Sample Sentences

真的是各有利弊。还有一点是国际学校学费贵，一年就得两三万美金。对我们工薪家庭来说可不是笔小数目。
zhēnde shì gè yǒu lìbì 。háiyǒu yī diǎn shì guójì xuéxiào xuéfèi guì ，yī nián jiù děi liǎng sān wàn měijīn 。duì wǒmen gōngxīn jiātíng láishuō kě bù shì bǐ xiǎo shùmù 。
They really both do have their pros and cons. There's also the issue of the tuition at international schools. One year costs twenty or thirty thousand USD. That's a large amount for our working-class family.
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几处位置，我都做了实地考察，各有利弊。洋山深水港科技园是保税港，地理位置好，而且对高科技产业有政策支持。不过周边行业配套还不健全，我们的生产成本会很高。
jǐ chù wèizhi ，wǒ dōu zuò le shídì kǎochá ，gè yǒu lìbì 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng kējìyuán shì bǎoshuì gǎng ，dìlǐ wèizhì hǎo ，érqiě duì gāokējì chǎnyè yǒu zhèngcè zhīchí 。bùguò zhōubiān hángyè pèitào hái bù jiànquán ，wǒmen de shēngchǎn chéngběn huì hěn gāo 。
I've done on-the-spot inspections of a couple of locations. Each has advantages and disadvantages. The Yangshan Deep-water Harbor Technology Park is a bonded port. Its geographic location is good, and it has policies that support the hi-tech industry. But the nearby infrastructure isn't really complete. Our production costs will be really high.
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