损人利己

sǔn rén lì jǐ

HSK 7–9

Meaning

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

损害别人，使自己得利。

To harm others for one's own benefit.

常用于批评自私自利、不顾他人利益的行为，多指通过不正当手段获取个人利益。

Often used to criticize selfish behavior that disregards the interests of others, especially gaining personal benefits through improper means.

1 在商业竞争中，损人利己的行为最终会损害自己的声誉。 (In business competition, harming others for self-benefit will eventually damage one's own reputation.)
2 他为了升职不择手段，这种损人利己的做法引起了同事的反感。 (He stooped to any means to get a promotion, and this self-serving behavior disgusted his colleagues.)
3 做人要讲良心，不能总是想着损人利己。 (One must have a conscience and should not always think of benefiting oneself at the expense of others.)
4 这种损人利己的合同条款，我们坚决不能接受。 (We must never accept such contract terms that harm others for self-benefit.)
5 损人利己或许能带来短期利益，但长远来看只会失去更多。 (Harming others for self-gain may bring short-term benefits, but in the long run, it only leads to greater losses.)

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