利他
lì tā
Pinyin

Definition

利他
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lì tā
  1. to benefit others
  2. altruism

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 he or him
  2. 2 (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
  3. 3 (used before sb's name for emphasis)
  4. 4 (used as a meaningless mock object)
  5. 5 other
  6. 6 another
tā men
  1. 1 they
bù lì
  1. 1 unfavorable
  2. 2 disadvantageous
  3. 3 harmful
  4. 4 detrimental
Hēng lì
  1. 1 Henry (name)
  2. 2 henry (unit of inductance)
tā rén
  1. 1 another
  2. 2 sb else
  3. 3 other people
tā xiāng
  1. 1 foreign land
  2. 2 away from one's native place
biàn lì
  1. 1 convenient
  2. 2 easy
  3. 3 to facilitate
qí tā
  1. 1 other
  2. 2 (sth or sb) else
  3. 3 the rest
  1. 1 surname Li
lì qì
  1. 1 sharp weapon
  2. 2 effective implement
  3. 3 outstandingly able individual
lì niào
  1. 1 to promote urination
  2. 2 diuresis
lì yú
  1. 1 to be beneficial
  2. 2 to be good for
lì shì
  1. 1 see 利事[lì shì]
lì rùn
  1. 1 profits
Lì wù pǔ
  1. 1 Liverpool (England)
lì lu:4
  1. 1 interest rates
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
lì luo
  1. 1 agile
  2. 2 nimble
  3. 3 all settled
  4. 4 in order
shèng lì
  1. 1 victory
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
  1. 1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
  1. 1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
  1. 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
  1. 1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
  1. 1 blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn
  1. 1 to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward
名缰利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
  1. 1 lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
  2. 2 the victim of one's own success
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
  1. 1 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
  2. 2 self-seeking
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
  1. 1 to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best of new opportunities
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
  1. 1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
  1. 1 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
天时地利人和
tiān shí dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war

Sample Sentences

我是看的美联社的报导。据说科学家们做过这样一个实验,科学家故意将手里的衣服夹子掉在地上,他不用担心,一个刚学会走路的孩子会过去帮他捡起来,并且还给他。研究员在整个实验过程中,从来不主动要求婴儿帮助他,也不说“谢谢”之类的话。婴儿则完全展现了真正的利他主义精神,助人而不图回报。
wǒ shì kàn de Měiliánshè de bàodǎo 。jùshuō kēxuéjiā men zuò guo zhèyàng yī ge shíyàn ,kēxuéjiā gùyì jiāng shǒulǐ de yīfu jiāzi diào zài dìshang ,tā bùyòng dānxīn ,yī ge gāng xuéhuì zǒulù de háizi huì guòqu bāng tā jiǎn qǐlai ,bìngqiě huángěi tā 。yánjiūyuán zài zhěnggè shíyàn guòchéng zhōng ,cónglái bù zhǔdòng yāoqiú yīng ér bāngzhù tā ,yě bù shuō “xièxie ”zhīlèi de huà 。yīng ér zé wánquán zhǎnxiàn le zhēnzhèng de lìtā zhǔyì jīngshén ,zhùrén ér bù tú huíbào 。
Why do I feel like that's a bit unbelievable? I guess I'll never really be able to understand these kind of profound philosophical theories. Whether people are inherently good or evil, I think that the education and training you get are much more important. I don't think it's that effective to rely just on stuff like people's inherent nature.