seek profit
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to seek profit; to aim for financial gain
formalOften used to describe the purpose of a commercial organization or activity. It focuses on the *purpose or action* of seeking profit, rather than the state of having achieved it. It forms a key distinction in Chinese with the near-homophone 赢利 (yínglì).
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
yǐ以
yíng营
lì利
wéi为
mù目
dì的
。
This company operates for profit.
Tā他
jīng经
yíng营
de的
bù不
shì是
yí一
gè个
yíng营
lì利
xìng性
zǔ组
zhī织
。
What he manages is not a for-profit organization.
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Qū区
fēn分
yíng营
lì利
yǔ与
fēi非
yíng营
lì利
jī机
gòu构
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
It's important to distinguish between for-profit and non-profit institutions.
Cí慈
shàn善
shì事
yè业
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
yǐ以
yíng营
lì利
wéi为
shǒu首
yào要
mù目
biāo标
。
Charitable causes should not have profit as their primary goal.