Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

私利

sīlì

ㄙ ㄌㄧˋ

  1. 1personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest
Example

彼得是一個利他主義的遊戲玩家,他會把東西給需要的人,而不是為一己之私利出售。

Bǐdé shì yíge lìtāzhǔyì de yóuxì wánjiā tā huì bǎ dōngxi gěi xūyào de rén ér búshì wéi yìjǐ zhī sīlì chūshòu

Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.

Keep 私利 and it comes back until you know it.

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