有 益

yǒuyì

adjectiveHSK 7-9

“Useful” in Chinese is 有益 (yǒuyì).

Meaning

useful
beneficial
profitable

Example

运动有益健康。

Sport is good for your health.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yǒuHSK 16 strokesto have; there is yìHSK 410 strokesbenefit

More HSK 7-9 words

举止jǔzhǐbearingHSK 7-9 明智míngzhìsensibleHSK 7-9 无条件wútiáojiànunconditionalHSK 7-9 幸免xìngmiǎnto avoid (an unpleasant fate)HSK 7-9 亲情qīnqíngaffectionHSK 7-9 奥运会ÀoyùnhuìOlympic Games; the Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会[Ao4 lin2 pi3 ke4 Yun4 dong4 hui4])HSK 7-9 动用dòngyòngto utilizeHSK 7-9 凄凉qīliángmournful; miserableHSK 7-9 相识xiāngshíto get to know each otherHSK 7-9 填充tiánchōngto fill up; to stuffHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 优异 (yōuyì, exceptional; outstandingly good) · 友谊 (yǒuyì, companionship) · 有意 (yǒuyì, to intend)