自私自利 zì sī zì lì ㄗˋ ㄙ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ zi6 si1 zi6 lei6 HSK 7-9
- everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others
- selfish
- mercenary
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自
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 出自 chū zì ㄔㄨ ㄗˋ ceot1 zi6 to come from
- 各自 gè zì ㄍㄜˋ ㄗˋ gok3 zi6 each
- 擅自 shàn zì ㄕㄢˋ ㄗˋ sin6 zi6 without permission
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
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- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自主 zì zhǔ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ zi6 zyu2 to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- 自信 zì xìn ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ zi6 seon3 to have confidence in oneself
- 自传 自傳 zì zhuàn ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zi6 zyun6 autobiography
- 自制 zì zhì ㄗˋ ㄓˋ zi6 zai3 to maintain self-control
- 自助 zì zhù ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ zi6 zo6 self-service
- 自动 自動 zì dòng ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zi6 dung6 automatic
- 自卑 zì bēi ㄗˋ ㄅㄟ zi6 bei1 to have low self-esteem
- 自在 zì zai ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ zi6 zoi6 comfortable; at ease
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 自学 自學 zì xué ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zi6 hok6 self-study
- 自尊 zì zūn ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄣ zi6 zyun1 self-respect
- 自己 zì jǐ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ zi6 gei2 oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 自我 zì wǒ ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ zi6 ngo5 the self; oneself; self-
私
- 无私 無私 wú sī ㄨˊ ㄙ mou4 si1 selfless
- 私下 sī xià ㄙ ㄒㄧㄚˋ si1 haa6 in private
- 私事 sī shì ㄙ ㄕˋ si1 si6 personal matters
- 私人 sī rén ㄙ ㄖㄣˊ si1 jan4 private
- 私心 sī xīn ㄙ ㄒㄧㄣ si1 sam1 selfishness
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- 私有 sī yǒu ㄙ ㄧㄡˇ si1 jau5 private
- 私营 私營 sī yíng ㄙ ㄧㄥˊ si1 jing4 privately-owned
- 私立 sī lì ㄙ ㄌㄧˋ si1 laap6 privately-run; private (school, hospital etc)
- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自私 zì sī ㄗˋ ㄙ zi6 si1 selfish
- 走私 zǒu sī ㄗㄡˇ ㄙ zau2 si1 to smuggle
- 隐私 隱私 yǐn sī ㄧㄣˇ ㄙ jan2 si1 secrets
- 私家车 私家車 sī jiā chē ㄙ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄜ si1 gaa1 ce1 private car
- 私房钱 私房錢 sī fáng qián ㄙ ㄈㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ si1 fong4 cin2 secret purse
- 大公无私 大公無私 dà gōng wú sī ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨˊ ㄙ daai6 gung1 mou4 si1 selfless
- 偏私 piān sī ㄆㄧㄢ ㄙ pin1 si1 to practice favoritism
- 公私 gōng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ gung1 si1 public and private (interests, initiative etc)
- 因私 yīn sī ㄧㄣ ㄙ jan1 si1 private (i.e. not work-related 因公)
- 家私 jiā sī ㄐㄧㄚ ㄙ gaa1 si1 family property
- 营私 營私 yíng sī ㄧㄥˊ ㄙ jing4 si1 to gain from corrupt dealing
利
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 便利 biàn lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ bin6 lei6 convenient
- 利害 lì hài ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ lei6 hoi6 pros and cons
- 利弊 lì bì ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ lei6 bai6 pros and cons
- 利息 lì xī ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧ lei6 sik1 interest (on a loan)
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- 利润 利潤 lì rùn ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄣˋ lei6 jeon6 profits
- 利率 lì lǜ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄩˋ lei6 leot6 interest rate
- 利用 lì yòng ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ lei6 jung6 to exploit
- 利益 lì yì ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ lei6 jik1 benefit
- 利索 lì suo ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ lei6 sok3 nimble
- 功利 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lei6 utility
- 胜利 勝利 shèng lì ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ sing1 lei6 victory
- 吉利 jí lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ gat1 lei6 auspicious
- 名利 míng lì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ming4 lei6 fame and profit
- 失利 shī lì ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ sat1 lei6 to lose
- 专利 專利 zhuān lì ㄓㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˋ zyun1 lei6 patent
- 暴利 bào lì ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ bou6 lei6 sudden huge profits
- 有利 yǒu lì ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ jau5 lei6 advantageous; favorable
- 权利 權利 quán lì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ kyun4 lei6 right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
Example sentences
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他 是 个 個 极其 極其 自私自利 的 人 。
He is a lump of selfishness.
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他 只不过 只不過 是 个 個 自私自利 的 人 。
He is nothing more than an egoist.
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