营私

營私

yíngsī

verb

Meanings

1 to engage in graft
2 to feather one's own nest
3 to seek private gain through corrupt means

Characters

scheme / pursue

private / self-interest

Examples

HSK 7-9

他利用职权营私，最终被开除。

Tā lìyòng zhíquán yíngsī, zuìzhōng bèi kāichú.

He used his position to feather his own nest and was eventually fired.

HSK 7-9

公职人员不得营私舞弊。

Gōngzhí rényuán bùdé yíngsī wǔbì.

Public officials must not engage in graft and corruption.

Tips

usage

Almost always paired with 舞弊 (wǔbì, fraud) in the four-character set phrase 营私舞弊 (yíngsī wǔbì, graft and fraud) - a stock term in anti-corruption news and disciplinary documents. Standalone 营私 is rare. 营 (yíng) here means "to scheme/operate for," not "camp" or "business."

Stroke Order

营 yíng

私 sī