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本位主义 — “Departmentalism”

本位主义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the practice of prioritizing the interests of one's own unit or department over the overall interests; departmental self-interest”. Literally, “Departmentalism”.

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本位主义 Pronunciation and Pinyin

本位主义 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
本
běn5root, origin, fundamental, main
位
wèi7place, position, status, digit
主
zhǔ5master, main, advocate, preside
义
yì3righteousness, justice, meaning

Example Sentence with 本位主义

团队合作时,如果每个人都只考虑自己的任务,就会滋生本位主义,影响整体效率。
In team collaboration, if everyone only considers their own tasks, departmental self-interest will emerge, affecting overall efficiency.

Idioms Related to 本位主义

Antonyms of 本位主义

  • dà大gōng公wú无sī私selfless and impartial for the public good

More idioms starting with 本

  • běn本xiāng乡běn本tǔ土one's native place or hometown
  • běn本tóng同mò末yì异same origin, different outcomes
  • běn本tóng同mò末lí离same goal, different methods
  • běn本gù固zhī枝róng荣firm foundation ensures flourishing development
  • běn本gù固bāng邦níng宁A stable society comes from content people
  • běn本xiǎo小lì利wēi微small capital, meager profit
  • běn本xìng性nán难yí移inherent nature is hard to change
  • běn本zhī支bǎi百shì世main lineage thriving for generations
  • běn本mò末dào倒zhì置put the cart before the horse
  • běn本mò末yuán源liú流the whole story from start to finish
  • běn本běn本zhǔ主yì义rigid adherence to book knowledge
  • běn本běn本fèn分fèn分to be honest and dutiful

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What does 本位主义 mean?

本位主义 (běn wèi zhǔ yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the practice of prioritizing the interests of one's own unit or department over the overall interests; departmental self-interest”.

How do you pronounce 本位主义?

本位主义 is pronounced běn wèi zhǔ yì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 本位主义 literally mean?

Literally, 本位主义 means “Departmentalism”. It is used to mean “the practice of prioritizing the interests of one's own unit or department over the overall interests; departmental self-interest”.

What is the Chinese definition of 本位主义?

为自己所在的小单位打算而不顾整体利益的思想作风

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