自私

zì sī · zi si

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. selfish
  2. selfishness

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)她(tā)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)自(zì)私(sī)。

It seems to me that she is a little selfish.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

也(yě)许(xǔ)你(nǐ)说(shuō)得(de)对(duì)。我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)都(dōu)很(hěn)自(zì)私(sī)。

Perhaps you are right, I have been selfish.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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