利他主义
lì tā zhǔ yì
Pinyin

Definition

利他主义
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lì tā zhǔ yì
  1. altruism

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject
  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
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
zhǔ chǎng
  1. 1 home ground (sports)
  2. 2 home field
  3. 3 main venue
  4. 4 main stadium
zhǔ fù
  1. 1 housewife
  2. 2 woman of senior authority in a household
  3. 3 the lady of the house
  4. 4 hostess
zhǔ zǎi
  1. 1 to dominate
  2. 2 to rule
  3. 3 to dictate
  4. 4 master
zhǔ dǎo
  1. 1 leading
  2. 2 dominant
  3. 3 prevailing
  4. 4 to lead
  5. 5 to direct
  6. 6 to dominate
zhǔ xí
  1. 1 chairperson
  2. 2 premier
  3. 3 chairman
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
zhǔ yi
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 idea
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 Beijing pr. [zhú yi]
zhǔ chí
  1. 1 to take charge of
  2. 2 to manage or direct
  3. 3 to preside over
  4. 4 to uphold
  5. 5 to stand for (justice etc)
  6. 6 to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. 7 (TV) anchor
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
zhǔ bō
  1. 1 anchor (TV)

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
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
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)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
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
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
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
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
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
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  3. 3 minor details obscure the main point
  4. 4 the sauce is better than the fish

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.