趋利避害 — Chinese idiom
趋利避害
qū lì bì hài
Traditional: 趨利避害
Meaning
- to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects
Character by character
- 趋qūto hurry, to hasten; to approach, to be attracted
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 避bìto avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
- 害hàito injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
Idioms sharing a character
- 亦步亦趋 yì bù yì qū
- 大势所趋 dà shì suǒ qū
- 趋之若鹜 qū zhī ruò wù
- 趋吉避凶 qū jí bì xiōng
- 趋炎附势 qū yán fù shì
- 一本万利 yī běn wàn lì
- 仁言利博 rén yán lì bó
- 利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn
- 利欲熏心 lì yù xūn xīn
- 功名利禄 gōng míng lì lù
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