zì sī zì lì

HSK 7–9

自私自利 (zì sī zì lì) is a Chinese word meaning “everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; mercenary”.

Meanings

  1. 1everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others
  2. 2selfish
  3. 3mercenary

Characters in 自私自利

自zì · (bound form) self; oneself私sī · personal自zì · (bound form) self; oneself利lì · sharp

Related words

自己oneself; (attributive) one's own来自to come from (a place)自由freedom; liberty自(bound form) self; oneself利用to exploit自杀to kill oneself私人private自从since (a time)自然nature利sharp利surname Li权利right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)

Study Chinese with flashcards →