自私 zìsī selfish
selfish; selfishness
How to remember 自私: 自 self + 私 personal = selfish.
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How it is used
- Selfish - putting oneself first at others' expense - 太自私了，只想着自己 (tài zìsī le, zhǐ xiǎng zhe zìjǐ) so selfish, thinks only of himself.
- A clear moral criticism of character; 自私自利 (zìsī zìlì) is the intensified set phrase.
- Antonym 无私 (wúsī, selfless) - 无私的爱 (wúsī de ài) selfless love.
Example sentences
- 自私不是我的本意。 Zìsī búshì wǒ de běnyì.I didn't mean to be selfish.
- 我觉得她有点自私。 Wǒ juéde tā yǒudiǎn zìsī.It seems to me that she is a little selfish.
- 她确实很漂亮，但她很自私。 Tā quèshí hěnpiàoliàng, dàn tā hěn zìsī.It is true that she is pretty, but she is selfish.