Use this tool to add tone marks to pinyin or to convert tone number (e.g. hao3) to tone marks.
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| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| ji6 si1 | zi6 si1 | selfish / selfishness |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ji6 | zi6 | from / self / oneself / since | ||
| si1 | si1 | personal / private / selfish |
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He was looked down upon because of his egoism.
He was driven to it by the force of selfishness only.
Susan and Deborah share an intensely selfish, egotistic streak.
The office is a menagerie of egotists and sycophants.
The government is cynically running down Swe-den's welfare system.
When trouble comes they behave selfishly and horribly.
I think I've been very selfish. I've been mainly concerned with myself.
Cabinet Ministers are selfishly pursuing their own vested interests.
