自私自利 meaning in English
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish
HSK 7-926 strokes
Meaning of 自私自利
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zìsīzìlì
- everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others
- selfish
- mercenary
自私自利 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他只不过是个自私自利的人。
He is nothing more than an egoist.
他是个极其自私自利的人。
He is a lump of selfishness.
Stroke order for each character
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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私 sī · personal · 7 strokes
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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利 lì · sharp · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 自私自利.
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 自由 | zìyóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 来自 | láizì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 顺利 | shùnlì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
| 大自然 | dàzìrán | nature (the natural world) |
| 流利 | liúlì | fluent |
| 利用 | lìyòng | to exploit; to make use of |
| 自然 | zìrán | nature; natural |
| 自从 | zìcóng | since (a time); ever since |
| 胜利 | shènglì | victory |
| 亲自 | qīnzì | personally; in person |
Questions about 自私自利
What does 自私自利 mean?
自私自利 (zìsī-zìlì) means "everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish".
How do you write 自私自利?
自私自利 is made of 4 characters: 自 (6 strokes), 私 (7 strokes), 自 (6 strokes), 利 (7 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.
Is 自私自利 an HSK word?
Yes. 自私自利 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.