吃独食

吃獨食

chīdúshí

idiom

Meanings

HSK 6

这个项目赚了钱，他想一个人吃独食。

Zhège xiàngmù zhuàn le qián, tā xiǎng yíge rén chīdúshí.

The project made money and he wants to keep it all for himself.

HSK 7-9

做生意不能吃独食，得让合作伙伴也分一杯羹。

Zuòshēngyi bùnéng chīdúshí, děi ràng hézuò huǒbàn yě fēn yì bēi gēng.

In business you can't hoard all the profits; partners need a share of the pie too.

usage

Strongly negative. Implies greed and unwillingness to share, especially with people who helped make the profit possible.

吃 chī

独 dú

食 shí