qū​lì​bì​hài

to seek benefit and avoid harm

  1. to pursue
    (bound form) to seek or pursue; to gravitate toward or curry favor with someone influential
  2. noun
    benefit
    advantage; benefit; help or use. Opposite of or hài
  3. verb
    to avoid
    to dodge; to shun; to evade; to escape or hide from; to withdraw from (e.g. society or a formal setting)
  4. harm
    evil; disaster; calamity; a disadvantageous factor or downside