見利忘義 jiàn lì wàng yì

chase profit and ignore right and wrong

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations
  2. 2. to sell one's soul for gain

Characters

Character Meaning
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
利 lì HSK 4
sharp; advantage; benefit
忘 wàng HSK 3
to forget; to neglect; to overlook
義 yì
meaning; righteousness; justice