WordTaiwan frequency #16,766
以身作則
ㄧˇ ㄕㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄜˊ
“set an example through one's own conduct; lead by example”
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Characters in this word
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以
ㄧˇ
to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; to consider as; to lead; to be able to; to make
身
ㄕㄣ
Body; trunk; life; oneself; personal experience; one's character or conduct; the main part of something; pregnant; classifier for suits of clothes.
作
ㄗㄨㄛˋ
to do; to make; to write or compose; to act or perform; to pretend; to regard as; to feel (e.g. itchy); worker; workshop
則
ㄗㄜˊ
A function word indicating contrast or consequence; a rule or standard; a classifier for written items or paragraphs; to imitate or follow.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 可以ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇcan; may; to be able to; to be possible; not bad; pretty good
- 工作ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋto work; to operate (of a machine); job; task; employment; labor
- 所以ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇtherefore; so; as a result; the reason why; used for; why
- 以及ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊand; as well as; used to connect parallel words or phrases.
- 合作ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together toward a shared goal; (in Taiwan) to co-author or co-compose; to perform together in an ensemble
- 作品ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇa creative work; an artistic or literary piece such as a painting, book, or sculpture; opus
- 身體ㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇthe body; one's health; physically; in person
- 以上ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋmore than a stated amount or level; above a certain point; the foregoing; used to conclude remarks
- 作為ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋdeed; act; to act as; in the capacity of; qua; to regard as; to take as
- 以後ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋafter; later; afterwards; from now on; in the future.
- 以前ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; previously; in the past; ago; formerly
- 以為ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋto think; to believe (often mistakenly); to take for; to consider as.