益 (jik1) — increase; add to; augment in Cantonese
jikˉ¹益Mandarin Pinyin: yi4
Meaning of 益
nounincrease; add to; augment
nounin a higher degree; to a greater extent; more
nounprofit; benefit; advantage
noun(verb) to benefit
Example Sentences with 益
lukˍ₆綠caaˎ₄茶deoi˗₃對neiˏ₅你houˊ²好jauˏ₅有jikˉ¹益gaa˗₃㗎！
Green tea is very good (healthy) for you!
牛奶有益健康
Milk is good for your health.
saangˉ¹生gwoˊ²果deoi˗₃對ginˍ₆健hongˉ¹康jauˏ₅有jikˉ¹益
Fresh fruit is good for your health
saangˉ¹生gwoˊ²果haiˍ₆係jatˉ¹一zungˊ²種jauˏ₅有jikˉ¹益ginˍ₆健hongˉ¹康ge˗₃嘅sikˍ₆食matˍ₆物
Fresh fruit is a kind of food that's beneficial to health.
waiˎ₄維wuˍ₆護kyunˎ₄權jiˍ₆益
Protect rights and interests.
Words Containing 益
爭利益zaang1 lei6 jik1
to compete for profit
精益求精zing1 jik1 kau4 zing1
(idiom) to constantly improve oneself
日益jat6 jik1
day by day; more and more; increasingly by the day
補益bou2 jik1
be of help to; benefit
淨收益zing6 sau1 jik1
net profit [Syn.] 純利
冇益mou5 jik1
of no benefit, useless (to the body, health)
裨益bei1 yik1
beneficial to; advantageous; to be of benefit to
收益sau1 jik1
earnings; profit
符合美國利益fu4 hap6 mei5 gwok3 lei6 jik1
in line with American interests
開卷有益hoi1 gyun2 jau5 jik1
reading is beneficial
經濟效益ging1 zai3 haau6 jik1
economic benefit
最佳利益zeoi3 gaai1 lei6 jik1
best interests
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