私心 (sī xīn) — selfishness; selfish motive; egoism
Definition
A noun for selfish motives or personal bias, often in phrases like 私心太重 ('too selfish') or 没有私心 ('unselfish'). Concretely points to the motive behind an action, not selfishness as a character trait.
noun
selfishnessselfish motiveegoism
Examples
- ，私心。Tā zuò shì zǒng shì xiān kǎo lǜ zì jǐ de lì yì, shuō míng tā sī xīn tài zhòng.He always considers his own interests first when doing things, which shows he has too much selfishness.
- 私心，。Yí gè zhēn zhèng de hǎo lǐng dǎo yīng gāi méi yǒu sī xīn, quán xīn quán yì wèi jí tǐ fú wù.A truly good leader should have no selfish motives and serve the collective wholeheartedly.
- ，私心。Dà jiā pī píng tā, shì yīn wèi tā zuò shì de chū fā diǎn quán shì sī xīn.Everyone criticizes him because his starting point for doing things is entirely selfish motives.
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