大公无私

大公無私

dàgōng-wúsī

idiom HSK 7-9 #52,250

Meanings

他做事大公无私，大家都很尊敬他。

Tā zuòshì dàgōngwúsī, dàjiā dōu hěn zūnjìng tā.

He acts selflessly, and everyone respects him.

当领导要大公无私，不能只顾自己的利益。

Dāng lǐngdǎo yào dàgōngwúsī, bùnéng zhǐgù zìjǐ de lìyì.

A leader should be impartial and not just look after their own interests.

memory

大公 (great fairness) + 无私 (no selfishness) — the structure makes the meaning transparent: greatly fair, without selfishness.

大 dà

公 gōng

无 wú

私 sī