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公而忘私

gōngérwàngsī

for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically / selfless

Character Breakdown

公
gōng
fair, equitable; public; duke
HSK 2
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3
忘
wàng
to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook
HSK 3
私
sī
personal, private, secret; selfish
HSK 5

Additional Information

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Chinese
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