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一本万利

Word · IdiomTraditional一本萬利

small investment, big profit

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

small investment brings huge profit; to make big money with little capital

形容投资少而获利多,常用来形容生意或投资。

Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
xiǎng想
zhǎo找
dào到
yī一
běn本
wàn万
lì利
de的
tóu投
zī资
xiàng项
mù目
 。

Everyone wants to find an investment project with small capital and huge returns.

Zuò做
shēng生
yì意
nǎ哪
yǒu有
nà那
me么
duō多
yī一
běn本
wàn万
lì利
de的
hǎo好
shì事
 。

There aren't that many good deals in business where you can make a fortune with little investment.

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Zhè这
suī虽
rán然
bù不
shì是
yī一
běn本
wàn万
lì利
de的
mǎi买
mai卖
 ,
dàn但
fēng风
xiǎn险
xiǎo小
 ,
shōu收
yì益
wěn稳
dìng定
 。

Although this isn't a business with huge profits from small capital, it has low risk and stable returns.