势利 (勢利)
shì lì
Pinyin

Definition

势利 (勢利)
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shì lì
  1. snobbish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

利
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
利器
lì qì
  1. 1 sharp weapon
  2. 2 effective implement
  3. 3 outstandingly able individual
利用
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
利益
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
胜利
shèng lì
  1. 1 victory
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè

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
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)
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
  1. 1 blinded by greed (idiom)

Sample Sentences

骨子里的奴性，势利，逆来顺受，自私自利，都是鲁迅想要写出来给人看，让人反思的东西。如果国民精神麻木，物质再丰富也没用。
gǔzilǐ de núxìng ，shìlì ，nìláishùnshòu ，zìsīzìlì ，dōu shì Lǔ Xùn xiǎng yào xiě chūlai gěi rén kàn ，ràngrén fǎnsī de dōngxi 。rúguǒ guómín jīngshén mámù ，wùzhì zài fēngfù yě méiyòng 。
The servility embedded in peoples' bones, their snobbery, selfishness and willingness to take abuse without fighting back-- these are all the things Lu Hsun wanted to write about to let people see and rethink. If people's spirits are numb, it doesn't matter how materially rich they are.
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