益
yì
benefit
surname Yi; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more
多读书对你很有益。
duō dú shū duì nǐ hěn yǒu yì。
Reading more books is very beneficial to you.
这件事对大家有益，我们应该支持。
zhè jiàn shì duì dà jiā yǒu yì，wǒ men yīng gāi zhī chí。
This matter is beneficial to everyone, so we should support it.
Words with 益
多多益善
duō duō yì shàn
the more the better
有益
yǒu yì
useful
受益人
shòu yì rén
beneficiary
老当益壮
lǎo dāng yì zhuàng
old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
日益
rì yì
day by day
延年益寿
yán nián yì shòu
to make life longer
助益
zhù yì
benefit
进益
jìn yì
income
道高益安，势高益危
dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
开卷有益
kāi juàn yǒu yì
lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education
集思广益
jí sī guǎng yì
collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit
公益
gōng yì
public good; public welfare; public interest