What does 功利 mean in Chinese?

功利 (gōng lì) means "utility" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 功利?

功利 is pronounced "gōng lì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

功利 is made up of the characters 功, 利. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 功利 using our stroke order tool.

功利

gōng lì

utility

做人不要太功利，要有情怀。

Bùyào tài gōnglì

Don't be too utilitarian

HSK 2.0: Level 6

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