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无私

wú sī · wu si

Traditional 無私

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. selfless
  2. unselfish
  3. disinterested
  4. altruistic
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The bike fixer

  1. Liangliang

    楼下(lóuxià)的(de)王叔叔(wángshūshu)每天(měitiān)免费(miǎnfèi)帮(bāng)大家(dàjiā)修(xiū)自行车(zìxíngchē)。

    Uncle Wang downstairs fixes everyone's bikes for free every day.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)真(zhēn)无私(wúsī)，从来(cónglái)不(bù)要(yào)钱(qián)。

    He's really selfless. He never takes money.

  3. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，这么(zhème)无私(wúsī)的(de)人(rén)不(bù)多(duō)。

    Yes, there aren't many people so selfless.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)送(sòng)他(tā)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)礼物(lǐwù)。

    I want to give him a small gift.

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)会(huì)说(shuō)不用(bùyòng)，他(tā)就是(jiùshì)这么(zhème)无私(wúsī)。

    He'll say no need. That's just how selfless he is.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)悄悄(qiāoqiāo)放进(fàngjìn)他(tā)的(de)车篮(chēlán)里(lǐ)！

    Then I'll quietly put it in his bike basket!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)无(wú)私(sī)地(de)帮(bāng)助(zhù)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)孩(hái)子(zi)。

She selflessly helped that child.

02

父(fù)母(mǔ)的(de)爱(ài)通(tōng)常(cháng)是(shì)无(wú)私(sī)的(de)。

Parents' love is usually selfless.

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