seek profit; operate for profit
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to seek profit; to operate for profit
Commonly used in business and legal contexts to describe commercial activities aimed at making money. Often appears in compounds like 营利组织 (for-profit organization) or contrasted with 非营利 (non-profit).
Gōng公
sī司
yǐ以
yíng营
lì利
wéi为
zhǔ主
yào要
mù目
dì的
。
The company operates primarily for profit.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
jiā家
fēi非
yíng营
lì利
jī机
gòu构
。
This is a non-profit organization.
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Tā他
men们
zhǐ只
gù顾
yíng营
lì利
，
bù不
gù顾
chǎn产
pǐn品
zhì质
liàng量
。
They only care about making profits, not about product quality.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shāng商
yè业
mó模
shì式
hěn很
nán难
yíng营
lì利
。
This business model is difficult to profit from.