只顧 [－顾]

Jyutping zi2 gu3
Pinyin zhǐ gù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. solely preoccupied (with one thing)
  2. engrossed
  3. focusing (on sth)
  4. to look after only one aspect
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    merely; simply
    (syn.) 只管
  2. verb
    to absorb oneself exclusively in
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #1074
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他只顾自己的利益。
    他只顧自己的利益。
    tā zhǐ gù zì jǐ de lì yì 。
    • All he thinks about is himself.
  2. Mandarin
    这个人只顾自己，不顾别人，你要他帮忙，准得碰钉子。
    這個人只顧自己，不顧別人，你要他幫忙，準得碰釘子。
    zhè ge rén zhǐ gù zì jǐ ， bù gù bié ren ， nǐ yào tā bāng máng ， zhǔn dé pèng dīng zi 。
    • This person only thinks about themselves and doesn’t consider others. If you ask for their help, you’re bound to run into trouble.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    几部分军队之间、几个地方之间、几个工作部门之间的关系，也是如此。必须反对只顾自己不顾别人的本位主义的倾向。
    幾部分軍隊之間、幾個地方之間、幾個工作部門之間的關係，也是如此。必須反對只顧自己不顧別人的本位主義的傾向。
    jǐ bù fen jūn duì zhī jiān ， jǐ gè dì fang zhī jiān ， jǐ gè gōng zuò bù mén zhī jiān de guān xì ， yě shì rú cǐ ． bì xū fǎn duì zhǐ gù zì jǐ bù gù bié rén de běn wèi zhǔ yì de qīng xiàng ．
    • The same applies to the relationship among different army units, different localities and different departments. We must oppose the tendency towards selfish departmentalism by which the interests of one's own unit are looked after to the exclusion of those of others.
  2. Mandarin
    为此，就不能只顾一头，必须兼顾国家、集体和个人三个方面，也就是我们过去常说的“军民兼顾”、“公私兼顾”。
    為此，就不能只顧一頭，必須兼顧國家、集體和個人三個方面，也就是我們過去常説的“軍民兼顧”、“公私兼顧”。
    wèi cǐ ， jiù bù néng zhǐ gù yī tóu ， bì xū jiān gù guó jiā ， jí tǐ hé gè rén sān ge fāng miàn ， yě jiù shì wǒ men guò qù cháng shuō de “ jūn mín jiān gù ” ， “ gōng sī jiān gù ” ．
    • To this end we should consider not just one side but all three, the state, the collective and the individual, or, as we used to say, "take into consideration both the army and the people" and "take into consideration both the public and the private interest".