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吉利 (jí lì): Auspicious (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown

吉利 consists of 2 characters.

吉
jí
auspicious, lucky, propitious
利
lì
sharp, beneficial, profit

Word Info

Pinyinjí lì
Meaningauspicious
Characters2
HSK 2.0—
HSK 3.0Level 7-9
SyntaxAdjective
Word吉利
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3.

How to Use 吉利 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 吉利 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi非
cháng常
jí吉
lì利
neutral
very auspicious
Adjective + Noun
jí吉
lì利
huà话
neutral
auspicious words
Verb + Objectwith图
tú图
ge个
jí吉
lì利
Idiomwith大吉
dà大
jí吉
dà大
lì利
4.

Example Sentences with 吉利

hóng红
sè色
hěn很
jí吉
lì利
。
Red is very auspicious.
jí吉
lì利
shù数
zì字
neutral
auspicious number
informal
Spoken
seek good luck
formal
great fortune and great profit
zài在
hūn婚
lǐ礼
shàng上
，
zhǎng长
bèi辈
men们
zǒng总
huì会
sòng送
shàng上
jǐ几
jù句
jí吉
lì利
huà话
，
zhù祝
fú福
xīn新
rén人
。
At weddings, elders always offer a few auspicious words to bless the newlyweds.
nǐ jué de shù zì 8 zài zhōng guó wén huà zhōng zhēn de nà me jí lì ma ？
你觉得数字8在中国文化中真的那么吉利吗？
Do you think the number 8 is really that auspicious in Chinese culture?
guò过
nián年
shí时
，
rén人
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
shuō说
jí吉
lì利
de的
huà话
。
During the New Year, people like to say auspicious words.
suī虽
rán然
tā他
bú不
xìn信
zhè这
xiē些
，
dàn但
wèi为
le了
tǎo讨
gè个
jí吉
lì利
，
hái还
shì是
chuān穿
le了
hóng红
wà袜
zi子
。
Although he doesn't believe in these things, he still wore red socks to seek good luck.
zhè这
ge个
fāng方
àn案
de的
míng名
zì字
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
bú不
tài太
jí吉
lì利
，
wǒ我
men们
zuì最
hǎo好
gǎi改
yí一
xià下
。
The name of this proposal doesn't sound very auspicious; we'd better change it.
tā他
xuǎn选
le了
yí一
gè个
jí吉
lì利
de的
rì日
zi子
kāi开
yè业
，
xī希
wàng望
shēng生
yì意
xìng兴
lóng隆
。
He chose an auspicious day to open his business, hoping for prosperity.
kāi开
yè业
qián前
，
tā他
men们
tè特
yì意
qǐng请
rén人
suàn算
le了
gè个
jí吉
lì利
de的
shí时
chén辰
。
Before opening for business, they specifically hired someone to calculate an auspicious time.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 吉利.

Words with 吉
  • 吉祥jí xiángHSK 6
  • 吉他jí tāHSK 7-9
  • 吉祥物jí xiáng wùHSK 7-9
  • 吉普Jí pǔ
  • 弗吉尼亚fú jí ní yà
Words with 利
  • 流利liú lìHSK 4
  • 顺利shùn lìHSK 4
  • 不利bù lìHSK 5
  • 利息lì xīHSK 5
  • 利润lì rùnHSK 5
  • 利用lì yòngHSK 5
  • 利益lì yìHSK 5
  • 有利yǒu lìHSK 5