争名夺利 (zhēng míng duó lì) — to strive for fame and wealth (often with negative connotation of being overly ambitious or unscrupulous)

Definition

Examples

• 他一生都在争名夺利，最后却什么也没得到。
  Tā yì shēng dōu zài zhēng míng duó lì, zuì hòu què shén me yě méi dé dào.
  He spent his whole life striving for fame and wealth, but in the end he got nothing.
• 在职场中，有些人为了争名夺利而不择手段。
  Zài zhí chǎng zhōng, yǒu xiē rén wéi le zhēng míng duó lì ér bù zé shǒu duàn.
  In the workplace, some people will stop at nothing to strive for fame and wealth.
• 这本书描写了古代官场中争名夺利的故事。
  Zhè běn shū miáo xiě le gǔ dài guān chǎng zhōng zhēng míng duó lì de gù shi.
  This book describes stories of striving for fame and wealth in ancient officialdom.