to serve as a model for others (idiom); to be a worthy teacher
trad. 為人師表
Also written 為人師表【wéi rén shī biǎo】
Characters in this word
4为
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as (in the capacity of), to take sth as, to act as, to serve as, to behave as, to become, to be, to do, by (in the passive voice)
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Traditional
- 為
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 129 of 2500
人
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person; people, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- Pinyin
- rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 30 of 2500
师
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surname Shi
- Pinyin
- Shī
- Traditional
- 師
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 5008 of 2500
表
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exterior surface, family relationship via females, to show (one's opinion), a model, a table (listing information), a form, a meter (measuring sth)
- Pinyin
- biǎo
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4536 of 2500