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不利
bùlì
1. unfavorable
2. disadvantageous
3. harmful
4. detrimental
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
利
lì
gains, advantage, profit, merit
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (3)

流年不利
liúniánbùlì
the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
无往不利
wúwǎngbùlì
to be successful in every endeavor
损人不利己
sǔnrénbùlìjǐ
to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,360 of 84,292