人之初，性本善

rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn

Definitions

1. man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[sān zì jīng])

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Child Words of 人之初，性本善

characteristic

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

person; people

at first

good (virtuous)

root