以身作则 in English yi3 shen1 zuo4 ze2 Meaning

Meanings

• to set an example (idiomatic expression); to serve as a model

Pinyin

yi3 shen1 zuo4 ze2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 身shen1body 作zuo4worker 则ze2(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but