| 利 | lì | sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit; surname Li |
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:个 |
| 利润 | lì rùn | profits |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan); CL:笔 |
| 利害 | lì hai | terrible; formidable; serious; devastating; tough; capable; sharp; severe; fierce |
| 利害 | lì hài | pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses |
| 利比亚 | Lì bǐ yà | Libya |
| 利润率 | lì rùn lǜ | profit margin |
| 利比里亚 | Lì bǐ lǐ yà | Liberia |
| 利己 | lì jǐ | personal profit; to benefit oneself |
| 利权 | lì quán | economic rights (e.g. of a state monopoly) |
| 利己主义 | lì jǐ zhǔ yì | egoist |
| 利率 | lì lǜ | interest rates |
| 利剑 | lì jiàn | sharp sword |
| 利马 | Lì mǎ | Lima, capital of Peru |
| 利雅得 | Lì yǎ dé | Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia |
| 利器 | lì qì | a sharp weapon; effective implement; an outstandingly able individual |
| 利落 | lì luò | agile; nimble; all settled; in order |
| 利玛窦 | Lì Mǎ dòu | Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China |
| 利弊 | lì bì | pros and cons; merits and drawbacks; advantages and disadvantages |
| 利用 | lì yòng | exploit; make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize |
| 利事 | lì shì | lucky item (poster, envelope etc) made from red paper, used especially at Chinese New Year, also written 利是 |
| 利他 | lì tā | to benefit others; altruism |
| 利他主义 | lì tā zhǔ yì | altruism |
| 利他行为 | lì tā xíng wéi | altruistic behavior |
| 利令智昏 | lì lìng zhì hūn | to lose one's head through material greed (idiom) |
| 利伯曼 | lì bó màn | (Connecticut Senator Joseph I.) Lieberman |
| 利伯维尔 | lì bó wéi ěr | Libreville, capital of Gabon |
| 利刃 | lì rèn | sharp blade |
| 利勒哈默尔 | Lì lè hā mò ěr | Lillehammer (city in Norway) |
| 利古里亚 | Lì gǔ lǐ yà | Liguria, northwest Italy |
| 利基 | lì jī | niche |
| 利害攸关 | lì hài yōu guān | to be of vital interest |
| 利害冲突 | lì hài chōng tū | conflict of interest |
| 利害关系 | lì hài guān xi | stake; vital interest; concern |
| 利害关系人 | lì hài guān xi rén | stakeholder; interested party; interested person |
| 利害关系方 | lì hài guān xi fāng | interested party |
| 利尿 | lì niào | diuresis |
| 利尿剂 | lì niào jì | diuretic |
| 利川 | Lì chuān | Lichuan county level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei |
| 利川市 | Lì chuān shì | Lichuan county level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei |
| 利市 | lì shì | "lai see" (lucky money) |
| 利得 | lì dé | profit; gain |
| 利得税 | lì dé shuì | profit tax |
| 利息率 | lì xi lǜ | interest rate |
| 利欲 | lì yù | cupidity |
| 利欲心 | lì yù xīn | cupidity |
| 利欲熏心 | lì yù xūn xīn | lit. greed captivates the heart's tunnel; fig. obsessed with the desire for gain; overcome by greed (idiom) |
| 利于 | lì yú | be beneficial; be good for |
| 利是 | lì shì | lucky item (poster, envelope etc) made from red paper, used especially at Chinese New Year, also written 利事 |