以身作则
yǐ​shēn​zuò​zé HSK7

to set an example

  • created sense approved 以身作则/以身作則 · yǐ​shēn​zuò​zé · to set an example — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以身作则 / 以身作則

    yǐ​shēn​zuò​zé

    to set an example

    to set an example through one's own actions; to serve as a model for others to follow

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to regard as 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · to imitate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense