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Chinese

以人為本

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɻən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
to put people first; people-oriented; people-centered
  • 以人爲本
  • 以人为本
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The phrase uses the character for 'root' to signify that people should serve as the fundamental foundation of all things.
The phrase uses the character for 'root' to signify that people should serve as the fundamental foundation of all things.

Origin

The phrase is formed with the character 以, a preposition expressing a boundary in time, orientation, or direction. It includes 人, meaning man, person, or people, and 本, meaning root or stem.

The character 為, meaning to do, to accomplish, or to take action, is the simplified form of 爲. Both 為 and 爲 contain the components 又, meaning again or once more, and 象, meaning elephant.

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞組由四個漢字組成。其中「以」是一個介詞，用來表達時間、方向或取向的界限；「人」指代人、人類，其量詞可以使用「個」或「隻」；「為」意指去做、完成或採取行動；「本」則代表根源或主幹。

在字形結構上，「為」是「爲」的簡化形式。根據記錄，「為」與「爲」這兩個字形都包含了「又」與「象」這兩個組成部分。其中「象」的量詞為「頭」或「隻」。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese以 “a preposition that expresses a boundary in time, orientation, direction or quantity”
  • characterChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
  • characterChinese為 “to do; to accomplish; to take action”
    • simplified fromChinese爲
    • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
    • ideaChinese象 “elephant (Classifier: 頭／头 m; 隻／只 m c mn)”
  • characterChinese本 “root; stem”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. to put people first; people-oriented; people-centered

Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0