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勤俭为服务之本
qínjiǎnwéifúwùzhīběn
Traditional: 勤儉為服務之本
hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
Character Breakdown
勤
qín
industrious, diligent, attentive
HSK 5
俭
jiǎn
temperate, frugal, economical
HSK 6
为
wèi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
HSK 2
服
fú
clothes; to dress, to wear; to take medicine
HSK 1
务
wù
affairs, business; should; must
HSK 2
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
本
běn
root, origin, source; basis
HSK 1
Additional Information
Category
Chinese
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