"profitable" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 有利可图的
• 盈利的

Definition

指某事带来的收入超过成本，常用于形容生意、活动或投资。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于商业、投资领域。常与“生意”、“项目”等搭配。一般不用来形容人。语气正式、书面也常见。

Examples

The company had a profitable year.

公司度过了一个**有利可图的**年份。

Selling homemade crafts can be profitable.

卖自制工艺品可能是**有利可图的**。

They want to find a more profitable way to use the land.

他们想找到一条更**有利可图的**土地利用方式。

That wasn't a very profitable investment, was it?

那笔投资并不太**有利可图**，对吧？

Some of the most profitable companies started in a garage.

最**有利可图**的一些公司最初是在车库里起步的。

If it's not profitable, it's just a hobby.

如果不**有利可图**，那就只是个爱好。