利害
lìhài
advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses
Every meaning
lìhài
- advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses
lìhai
- variant of 厉害
Its characters
- 利lìadvantage; benefit
- 害hàito harm; to hurt; to damage
Words with 利
Words with 害
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).