独善其身
dú​shàn​qí​shēn

to maintain one's integrity

dú​shàn​qí​shēn to maintain one's integrity
  1. 独 獨 dú adverb
    single
    single; only one; alone; solitary
  2. 善 shàn verb
    to improve
    (bound form) to improve; to perfect; to make better
  3. 其 qí pronoun
    [third-person possessive]
    his; her; its; their; refers back to a person or thing mentioned previously
  4. 身 shēn
    conduct
    (bound form) moral character; upbringing; personal cultivation

dú​shàn​qí​shēn to look after only oneself
  1. 独 獨 dú adverb
    single
    single; only one; alone; solitary
  2. 善 shàn verb
    to improve
    (bound form) to improve; to perfect; to make better
  3. 其 qí pronoun
    [third-person possessive]
    his; her; its; their; refers back to a person or thing mentioned previously
  4. 身 shēn nounpronoun
    self
    one's own person; oneself; personally