争名夺利 zhēng míng duó lì

only interested in personal gain

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 52432nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. only interested in personal gain
  2. 2. to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth

Characters

Character Meaning
争 zhēng HSK 4
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
夺 duó HSK 6
to seize; to take away forcibly; to compete or strive for
利 lì HSK 4
sharp; advantage; benefit