Definition

1. Noun:
   • Benefit, Usefulness: The quality of being advantageous, helpful, or serving a good purpose. It refers to a positive outcome or gain obtained from something.
   • Profit, Advantage: A specific good or helpful result that contributes to personal or collective well-being.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công việc tình nguyện mang lại nhiều ích lợi cho cộng đồng. (Volunteer work brings many benefits to the community.)
  • Bạn thấy ích lợi của việc học ngoại ngữ là gì? (What do you see as the usefulness of learning a foreign language?)
  • Không nên làm việc gì chỉ vì ích lợi cá nhân. (One should not do anything solely for personal profit.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "ích lợi" is often used in formal, written, or official contexts to discuss advantages in social, economic, or moral terms. It can imply a broader, more general good compared to the more common word .
  • Chính sách này được đánh giá cao về mặt ích lợi lâu dài. (This policy is highly rated for its long-term benefit.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lợi ích (n): Interest, benefit. This is a more common and frequently used synonym.

  • Bảo vệ lợi ích chính đáng. (To protect legitimate interests.)

• Có ích (adj): Useful, beneficial.

  • Lời khuyên của anh ấy rất có ích. (His advice was very useful.)

Synonyms

• Benefit: An advantage or profit gained from something.
• Usefulness: The quality of being of practical use.
• Advantage: A condition giving a greater chance of success.
• Gain: A positive increase or acquisition.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mưu cầu ích lợi: To seek benefit or profit.

  • Hành động mưu cầu ích lợi chính đáng. (An act of seeking legitimate benefit.)

• Vì ích lợi chung: For the common good.

  • Mọi người cần hợp tác vì ích lợi chung. (Everyone needs to cooperate for the common good.)

noun

1. usefulness, henefit