争名夺利 (爭名奪利)
zhēng míng duó lì
Pinyin

Definition

争名夺利 (爭名奪利)
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zhēng míng duó lì
  1. to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth
  2. only interested in personal gain

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

胜利
shèng lì
  1. 1 victory
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
名
míng
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 noun (part of speech)
  3. 3 place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4 famous
  5. 5 classifier for people
名单
míng dān
  1. 1 list of names
名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
  1. 1 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
  1. 1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
  1. 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)