损人利己 meaning in English

sǔnrén-lìjǐ

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

HSK 7-9Traditional 損人利己22 strokes

Meaning of 损人利己

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sǔnrénlìjǐ
  1. harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

Stroke order for each character

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损 sǔn · to decrease · 10 strokes

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人 rén · person · 2 strokes

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利 lì · sharp · 7 strokes

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己 jǐ · self · 3 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 损人利己.

女人nǚrénwoman
男人nánréna man; a male
别人biérénother people; others; other person
家人jiārénfamily member; (old) servant
病人bìngrénsick person; patient
工人gōngrénworker
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly
自己zìjǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
人们rénmenpeople
大人dàrenadult; grownup
客人kèrénvisitor; guest; customer

Questions about 损人利己

What does 损人利己 mean?

损人利己 (sǔnrén-lìjǐ) means "harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others".

How do you write 损人利己?

损人利己 is made of 4 characters: 损 (10 strokes), 人 (2 strokes), 利 (7 strokes), 己 (3 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 损人利己 an HSK word?

Yes. 损人利己 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 损人利己 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 损人利己 is written 損人利己.