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Everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) in Chinese: 自私自利 (zì sī zì lì)

zì sī zì lì

everything for self and selfish profit (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

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Example sentences

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  • 他这个人太自私自利了。

    tā zhè ge rén tài zì sī zì lì le。

    This guy is far too selfish.

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Related words

自

zì

self

利

lì

sharp

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

流利

liú lì

fluent

顺利

shùn lì

smoothly

自然

zì rán

nature

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

利润

lì rùn

profits

利息

lì xī

interest (on a loan)

利益

lì yì

benefit

利用

lì yòng

to exploit

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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