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解民倒悬
解民倒懸
jiěmíndàoxuán
1. lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits

Character Breakdown

解
jiě
to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
HSK 3 13 丶
民
mín
citizens, subjects; a nation's people
HSK 4 5 丶
倒
dào
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
HSK 4 10 丶
悬
xuán
to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung
HSK 6 11 丶

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