利己
lì jǐ
Pinyin

Definition

利己
 - 
lì jǐ
  1. personal profit
  2. to benefit oneself

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
不利
bù lì
  1. 1 unfavorable
  2. 2 disadvantageous
  3. 3 harmful
  4. 4 detrimental
亨利
Hēng lì
  1. 1 Henry (name)
  2. 2 henry (unit of inductance)
便利
biàn lì
  1. 1 convenient
  2. 2 easy
  3. 3 to facilitate
利
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
利器
lì qì
  1. 1 sharp weapon
  2. 2 effective implement
  3. 3 outstandingly able individual
利尿
lì niào
  1. 1 to promote urination
  2. 2 diuresis
利于
lì yú
  1. 1 to be beneficial
  2. 2 to be good for
利是
lì shì
  1. 1 see 利事[lì shì]
利润
lì rùn
  1. 1 profits
利物浦
Lì wù pǔ
  1. 1 Liverpool (England)
利率
lì lu:4
  1. 1 interest rates
利用
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
利益
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
利落
lì luo
  1. 1 agile
  2. 2 nimble
  3. 3 all settled
  4. 4 in order
胜利
shèng lì
  1. 1 victory
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
吉利
Jí lì
  1. 1 Geely, Chinese car make
名利
míng lì
  1. 1 fame and profit
大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
  1. 1 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
专利
zhuān lì
  1. 1 patent
  2. 2 sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people
  3. 3 monopoly

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
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
  1. 1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
  1. 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)
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)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
各执己见
gè zhí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
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
严以律己
yǎn yǐ lu:4 jǐ
  1. 1 to be strict with oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to demand a lot of oneself
严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
  1. 1 to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method

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