势利 meaning in English

shìlì

snobbish

Traditional 勢利15 strokes

Meaning of 势利

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shìlì
  1. snobbish

势利 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ有yǒu一yì点diǎn势shì利lì。
Tom is a bit snobbish.

Stroke order for each character

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势 shì · power · 8 strokes

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利 lì · sharp · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 势利.

顺利shùnlìsmoothly; without a hitch
流利liúlìfluent
利用lìyòngto exploit; to make use of
胜利shènglìvictory
优势yōushìsuperiority; dominance
有利yǒulìadvantageous; favorable
权利quánlìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
利益lìyìbenefit; (in sb's) interest
形势xíngshìcircumstances; situation
利息lìxīinterest (on a loan)
趋势qūshìtrend; tendency
不利bùlìunfavorable; disadvantageous

Questions about 势利

What does 势利 mean?

势利 (shìlì) means "snobbish".

How do you write 势利?

势利 is made of 2 characters: 势 (8 strokes), 利 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

How is 势利 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 势利 is written 勢利.