损人利己

損人利己

sǔnrén-lìjǐ

idiom HSK 7-9 #57,063

Meanings

Literally 'harm others, benefit oneself'

损人利己的行为是不道德的。

Sǔnrénlìjǐ de xíngwéi shì bùdàodé de.

Behavior that benefits oneself at others' expense is immoral.

他从来不做损人利己的事。

Tā cóngláibù zuò sǔnrénlìjǐ de shì.

He never does things that harm others for his own benefit.

usage

The opposite is 损己利人 (sǔnjǐlìrén, sacrificing oneself to benefit others). Also compare 自私自利 (zìsīzìlì, selfish).

损 sǔn

人 rén

利 lì

己 jǐ