以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zéㄧˇ ㄕㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄜˊ
Traditional: 以身作則
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
以身作则 (yǐ shēn zuò zé) means to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model.
Meaning(verb)
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
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Stroke order
4 strokes
old variant of 以
7 strokes
7 strokes
worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
6 strokes
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for writt
Related words
- 可以 kě yǐ — can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 所以 suǒ yǐ — therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 以后 yǐ hòu — after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- 以前 yǐ qián — before; formerly; previous; ago
- 以为 yǐ wéi — to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
- 以 yǐ — old variant of 以
- 以及 yǐ jí — as well as; too; and
- 以来 yǐ lái — since (a previous event)