以身作则 — Chinese idiom
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
Traditional: 以身作則
Meaning
- to set an example ; to serve as a model
Character by character
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 身shēnbody, torso; person; pregnancy
- 作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
- 则zérule, law, regulation; grades
Idioms sharing a character
- 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
- 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ
- 以一驭万 yǐ yī yù wàn
- 以假乱真 yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn
- 以债养债 yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
- 以儆效尤 yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
- 以卵击石 yǐ luǎn jī shí
- 以史为鉴 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
- 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí
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