損人不利己 sǔn rén bù lì jǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

CHARACTERS

損 sǔn diminish; impair; injure
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
利 lì
HSK 4
gains, advantage, profit, merit
己 jǐ
HSK 3
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem