"Gain" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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成果 chéng guǒ result / achievement / gain / profit / CL:個|个[ge4]
好处 hǎo chu benefit / advantage / gain / profit / also pr. [hao3 chu4] / CL:個|个[ge4]
收获 shōu huò to harvest / to reap / to gain / crop / harvest / profit / gain / bonus / reward
盈利 yíng lì profit / gain / to make profits
获取 huò qǔ to gain / to get / to acquire
赢得 yíng dé to win / to gain
赢利 yíng lì gain / profit / to make a profit
博得 bó dé to win / to gain
攻占 gōng zhàn to seize control of (an enemy position) / (fig.) to take by storm / to gain (awards, control of a market etc)
增益 zēng yì to increase / gain (electronics) / (gaming) buff
得 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
谋利 móu lì to make a profit / to gain / to get an advantage
利得 lì dé profit / gain
实利 shí lì advantage / gain / net profit
抬头 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
见识 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight
侵入 qīn rù to make (military) incursions / to invade / to intrude into / to trespass / to gain unauthorized access (computing)
标的 biāo dì target / aim / objective / what one hopes to gain
骗取 piàn qǔ to gain by cheating
牟利 móu lì to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / exploitation
抢滩 qiǎng tān to make an amphibious assault / to seize a beachhead / to gain a foothold in (a new market)
沾染 zhān rǎn to pollute (often fig.) / to be infected by / to gain a small advantage
私利 sī lì personal gain / (one's own) selfish interest
先发制人 xiān fā zhì rén to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom) / to preempt / to anticipate / preemptive
轻取 qīng qǔ to beat easily / to gain an easy victory
痛失 tòng shī to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc) / to miss out on (an opportunity) / to fail to gain (victory etc)
徇私舞弊 xùn sī wǔ bì to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
占上风 zhàn shàng fēng to take the lead / to gain the upper hand
恬淡 tián dàn quiet and contented / indifferent to fame or gain
牟取 móu qǔ to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / see also 謀取|谋取[mou2 qu3]
利诱 lì yòu to use gain as a lure
敲开 qiāo kāi to get sth open by tapping or striking it / (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~ / to gain access to ~
换证 huàn zhèng to renew a certificate (ID card etc) / to leave an ID at the desk to gain entrance
以权谋私 yǐ quán móu sī to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
涉世 shè shì to see the world / to go out into society / to gain experience
长见识 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience
先声夺人 xiān shēng duó rén to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
爬升 pá shēng to rise / to ascend / to climb (airplane etc) / to go up (sales figures etc) / to gain promotion
蹲点 dūn diǎn (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience / (dialect) taking a crap
雄起 xióng qǐ (cry of encouragement) / to arise / to stand up / to gain the ascendancy / Come on!
企求 qǐ qiú to seek for / to hope to gain / desirous
见利忘义 jiàn lì wàng yì to see profit and forget morality (idiom) / to act from mercenary considerations / to sell one's soul for gain
走后门 zǒu hòu mén lit. to enter by the back door / fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels / back door or under the counter connections
损人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom) / personal gain to the detriment of others
苦肉计 kǔ ròu jì the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence / CL:條|条[tiao2]
钻营 zuān yíng toadying for personal gain / to curry favor / to study in great depth
捞一把 lāo yī bǎ to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage
浅尝辄止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
自动增益控制 zì dòng zēng yì kòng zhì automatic gain control
套交情 tào jiāo qing to try to gain sb's friendship
营私 yíng sī to gain from corrupt dealing / to engage in graft / to feather one's nest
钻 zuān to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain
一无所获 yī wú suǒ huò to gain nothing / to end up empty-handed
先下手为强 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term) / Making the first move is an advantage.
浑水摸鱼 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
混水摸鱼 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
不经一事不长一智 bù jīng yī shì bù zhǎng yī zhì you can't gain knowledge without practice / wisdom comes from experience
不经一事 bù jīng yī shì You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / wisdom only comes with experience
升官发财 shēng guān fā cái to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
见钱眼开 jiàn qián yǎn kāi to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom) / thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
触斗蛮争 chù dòu mán zhēng constant bickering and fighting (idiom) / constantly at each other's throats / struggle for personal gain
螳螂捕蝉 táng láng bǔ chán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
争名夺利 zhēng míng duó lì to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom) / scrambling for fame and wealth / only interested in personal gain
捞油水 lāo yóu shuǐ (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
不入虎穴焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zǐ how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair / nothing venture / nothing to gain or have
不劳无获 bù láo wú huò no pain, no gain (idiom)
不经一事，不长一智 bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / wisdom only comes with experience
偷鸡不成蚀把米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn
利益输送 lì yì shū sòng to make use of one's position to gain profit for oneself or one's associates
叫响 jiào xiǎng to gain fame and success
失之东隅，收之桑榆 shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom) / to compensate later for one's earlier loss / what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
浮利 fú lì mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame
稳拿 wěn ná a sure gain / sth one is sure to obtain
螳蜋捕蝉 táng láng bǔ chán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳蜋捕蝉，黄雀在后 táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
讨便宜 tǎo pián yi to look for a bargain / to seek advantage / to try to gain at expense of others
人才回流 rén cái huí liú brain gain
天线增益 tiān xiàn zēng yì gain of antenna / antenna gain
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
有所得必有所失 yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī there is no gain without a loss (idiom) / there is no such thing as a free meal
考进 kǎo jìn to gain entry by passing an exam / to be admitted to (a college etc)
吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) / no pain, no gain
师夷长技以制夷 shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]
站稳脚步 zhàn wěn jiǎo bù to gain a firm foothold / (fig.) to get oneself established
站稳脚跟 zhàn wěn jiǎo gēn to stand firmly / to gain a foothold / to establish oneself
重利轻义 zhòng lì qīng yì to value material gain over righteousness
重义轻利 zhòng yì qīng lì to value righteousness rather than material gain (idiom)
套磁 tào cí (coll.) to cultivate good relations with sb / to try to gain favor with sb
肉烂在锅里 ròu làn zài guō lǐ lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom) / fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders
短视近利 duǎn shì jìn lì to be focused on short-term gain
获得感 huò dé gǎn sense of gain
发力 fā lì to exert oneself / to apply force / (of an enterprise etc) to gain momentum / to perform strongly
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