利 益 lì yì benefit / (in sb's) interest / CL:個|个[ge4] 意 思 yì si idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc 爱 好 ài hào to like / to be fond of / to take pleasure in / to be keen on / interest / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] 利 息 lì xī interest (on a loan) / CL:筆|笔[bi3] 趣 味 qù wèi fun / interest / delight / taste / liking / preference 关 注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention 兴 趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] 情 趣 qíng qù inclinations and interests / delight / fun / interest / appeal 兴 致 xìng zhì mood / spirits / interest 韵 味 yùn wèi implicit charm in rhyme or sound / hinted appeal / interest 来 头 lái tóu cause / reason / interest / influence 兴 味 xìng wèi interest / taste 志 趣 zhì qù inclination / interest 意 兴 yì xìng interest / enthusiasm 意 趣 yì qù interest / point of particular charm and interest 利 sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit 息 breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2] 孳 息 zī xī interest (from an investment, esp. an endowment) 利 钱 lì qián interest (on a loan etc) 趣 interesting / to interest 劲 strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] 热 点 rè diǎn hot spot / point of special interest 景 点 jǐng diǎn scenic spot / place of interest (tourism) 主 管 部 门 zhǔ guǎn bù mén office of primary interest 利 率 lì lu:4 interest rates 为 人 wèi rén for sb / for others' interest 心 动 xīn dòng heartbeat / heart rate / (fig.) emotionally affected / aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc) 青 睐 qīng lài (lit.) to fix one's gaze on / (fig.) to show interest in / (favorable) attention / favor 浓 厚 nóng hòu dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color) 好 奇 心 hào qí xīn interest in sth / curiosity / inquisitive 降 温 jiàng wēn to become cooler / to lower the temperature / cooling / (of interest, activity etc) to decline 加 息 jiā xī to raise interest rates 圣 地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest 母 子 mǔ zǐ mother and child / parent and subsidiary (companies) / principal and interest 没 意 思 méi yì si boring / of no interest 古 迹 gǔ jì places of historic interest / historical sites / CL:個|个[ge4] 过 问 guò wèn to show an interest in / to get involved with 造 势 zào shì to boost support or interest / to campaign / to promote 津 津 有 味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly 封 顶 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 出 息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc / to exhale (Buddhism) 升 息 shēng xī to raise interest rates 没 劲 méi jìn to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest 鸡 肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak 漏 电 lòu diàn to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电[fang4 dian4] 私 利 sī lì personal gain / (one's own) selfish interest 贴 息 tiē xī to discount the interest on a bill of exchange 人 文 景 观 rén wén jǐng guān place of cultural interest 本 息 běn xī principal and interest (on a loan) 相 互 关 系 xiāng hù guān xì mutual relations / common interest 利 益 集 团 lì yì jí tuán interest group 不 闻 不 问 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned 付 息 interest payment 问 津 wèn jīn to make inquiries / to show interest 降 息 jiàng xī to lower interest rates 利 益 冲 突 lì yì chōng tū conflict of interest 着 眼 点 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest / a place one has one's eye on 无 利 wú lì no profit / not profitable / a hindrance / (to lend money) at no interest 红 客 hóng kè "honker", Chinese hacker motivated by patriotism, using one's skills to protect domestic networks and work in national interest 兴 头 xìng tou keen interest / concentrated attention 高 利 gāo lì high interest rate / usurious 带 劲 dài jìn energetic / exciting / of interest 复 利 fù lì compound interest 减 息 jiǎn xī to lower the interest rate 酒 兴 jiǔ xìng interest in wine / passion for drinking 连 本 带 利 lián běn dài lì both principal and interest / capital plus profit 年 息 nián xī annual interest 克 己 奉 公 kè jǐ fèng gōng self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom) / selfless dedication / to serve the public interest wholeheartedly 结 党 营 私 jié dǎng yíng sī to gang up for personal interest (idiom) / to form a clique 兴 feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement 损 公 肥 私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior 月 息 yuè xī monthly interest 外 心 wài xīn (of a married person) interest in a third person / (old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition / (math.) circumcenter (of a polygon) 拆 息 chāi xī daily interest on a loan 贷 to lend on interest / to borrow / a loan / leniency / to make excuses / to pardon / to forgive 无 人 问 津 wú rén wèn jīn to be of no interest to anyone (idiom) 舍 己 为 人 shě jǐ wèi rén to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects) / to sacrifice one's own interest for other people / altruism 抛 砖 引 玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling 利 害 攸 关 lì hài yōu guān to be of vital interest 奉 公 克 己 fèng gōng kè jǐ self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom) / selfless dedication / to serve the public interest wholeheartedly 意 兴 索 然 yì xìng suǒ rán to have no interest in sth 既 得 利 益 jì dé lì yì vested interest 息 票 xī piào interest coupon / dividend coupon 九 寨 沟 风 景 名 胜 区 Jiǔ zhài gōu Fēng jǐng míng shèng qū Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan 低 利 dī lì low interest 低 利 贷 款 dī lì dài kuǎn low interest loan 共 同 利 益 gòng tóng lì yì common interest / mutual benefit 利 害 冲 突 lì hài chōng tū conflict of interest 利 害 关 系 lì hài guān xi stake / vital interest / concern 利 息 率 lì xi lu:4 interest rate 加 油 添 醋 jiā yóu tiān cù to add interest (to a story) / to sex up 印 子 钱 yìn zi qián usury / high interest loan (in former times) 古 蹟 gǔ jì variant of 古跡|古迹, place of historic interest / historical site 基 本 利 率 jī běn lì lu:4 base rate (e.g. interest rate set by central bank) 息 率 xī lu:4 interest rate 月 利 yuè lì monthly interest 没 有 意 思 méi yǒu yì si boring / of no interest 玩 兴 wán xìng interest in dallying / in the mood for playing 社 会 公 共 利 益 shè huì gōng gòng lì yì public interest 私 行 sī xíng to travel on private business / to act without official approval / to inspect incognito / to act in one's own interest
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