损人利己

損人利己

sǔnrénlìjǐ

idiom HSK 7 #57,063

Meanings

Literally 'harm others, benefit oneself'

Sǔnrénlìjǐ de xíngwéi shì bù dàodé de.

Behavior that benefits oneself at others' expense is immoral.

Tā cónglái bù 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