见 jiàn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 冂 frame 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
见利忘义
jiànlìwàngyì
to forget morality at the sight of profit
Characters in this word
利 lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 禾 cereal, grain, rice 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
义 yì
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他见利忘义，为了钱出卖了最好的朋友。 Tā jiànlì wàngyì, wèile qián chūmài le zuì hǎo de péngyou. He forgot all morality at the sight of profit and betrayed his best friend for money.
- 做生意不能见利忘义，名声比赚钱更重要。 Zuò shēngyi bù néng jiànlì wàngyì, míngshēng bǐ zhuàn qián gèng zhòngyào. In business you must not forget integrity for profit; reputation matters more than earning money.
- 大家都看不起那个见利忘义的人。 Dàjiā dōu kàn bù qǐ nà ge jiànlì wàngyì de rén. Everyone looks down on that person who puts profit above righteousness.
Related words
- 见 jiàn to see; to meet
- 见面 jiànmiàn to meet, to see each other
- 看见 kànjiàn to see, to catch sight of
- 听见 tīngjiàn to hear
- 再见 zàijiàn goodbye
- 常见 chángjiàn common
- 见到 jiàndào to see; to meet
- 见过 jiànguo to have seen before
- 碰见 pèngjiàn to meet by chance
- 意见 yìjiàn opinion
- 可见 kějiàn it is clear that
- 梦见 mèngjiàn to dream of