self-preservation

language: en

definitions

  1. noun
    The instinct or action of protecting oneself from harm, danger, or death; the act of maintaining one's own existence.
    en: The instinct or action of protecting oneself from harm, danger, or death; the act of maintaining one's own existence.

examples

  1. His goal was no longer merely self-preservation, but to unify all of China and become the ruler of the realm.

    His goal was no longer merely self-preservation, but to unify all of China and become the ruler of the realm.