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Definition(s) for: 见利忘义

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
见利忘义 jiàn lì wàng yì - lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom)
- fig. to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 50,579 55,449

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiàn- to see
- to meet
- to appear (to be sth)
- to interview
- opinion
- view
xiàn- to appear
- also written 現|现[xian4]
- surname Li
- sharp
- favorable
- advantage
- benefit
- profit
- interest
- to do good to
- to benefit
wàng- to forget
- to overlook
- to neglect
- surname Yi
- (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4])
- justice
- righteousness
- meaning
- foster (father etc)
- adopted
- artificial (tooth, limb etc)
- relationship
- friendship

Other Words Containing 见利忘义

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo