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勤俭为服务之本

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qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn

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  1. 1. hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)

Child Words of 勤俭为服务之本

之
zhī

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

勤俭
qín jiǎn

hardworking and frugal

服
fú

clothes

服
fù

classifier for medicine: dose

服务
fú wù

to serve

本
běn

root

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

为
wèi

because of

俭
jiǎn

frugal

务
wù

affair

勤
qín

diligent

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