爭名奪利 zhēng míng duó lì

only interested in personal gain

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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