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先人后己
xiān​rén​hòu​jǐ

to put others before oneself

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 先 xiān adverb
    first
    earlier in time or sequence; beforehand; in advance
  2. 人 rén nounpronoun
    other people
    other people; others; another person
  3. 后 後 hòu locativepreposition
    after
    (bound form) later in time; afterwards; future; subsequent in a sequence
  4. 己 jǐ pronoun
    self
    (bound form) self; oneself; your own body or person