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自私

zì sī

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

自私 (zì sī) means "selfish; selfishness". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 自私 means

1. selfish
2. selfishness

The characters in 自私

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 私sīpersonal; private; selfish

Example sentences

• 他好自私！
  He's so selfish!
• 爱很自私。
  Love is selfish.
• 我不想自私。
  I don't mean to be selfish.
• 别那幺自私。
  Don't be so selfish.
• 我没有想要自私。
  I didn't mean to be selfish.
• 我觉得你很自私。
  I think you're selfish.

Words starting with 自私

• 自私自利zì sī zì lìeverything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish…

Where 自私 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Honesty, Modesty & Sincerity (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zì sī correctly.
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