What does 吉利 mean in Chinese?

吉利 (jí lì) means "auspicious; lucky; propitious" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 吉利?

吉利 is pronounced "jí lì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

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

You can practice writing 吉利 using our stroke order tool.

吉利

jí lì

auspicious; lucky; propitious

中国人过年讲究说吉利话。

Zhōngguórén guònián jiǎngjiu shuō jí lì huà

Chinese people like to say auspicious words during New Year

HSK 3.0: Level 6

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