損人不利己 sǔn rén bù lì jǐ

to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
損 sǔn
to damage; to harm; to decrease
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
利 lì HSK 4
sharp; advantage; benefit
己 jǐ HSK 3
self; oneself