# 以身作则 (yǐshēnzuòzé)

In Mandarin Chinese, 以身作则 (yǐshēnzuòzé) means “to lead by example”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lead by example
- Pinyin: yǐshēnzuòzé (yi3 shen1 zuo4 ze2)
- Traditional: 以身作則
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 父母应该以身作则。
  Fùmǔ yīnggāi yǐshēnzuòzé.
  Parents should lead by example.

## Characters

- [以](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-with-by-means/) (yǐ): (prep.) with, by means of; in order to
- 身 (shēn): body; life
- [作](https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-write/) (zuò): to write; to compose
- [则](https://hanziro.com/word/ze-but-then/) (zé): (conjunction) but, then; a standard or rule

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-shen-zuo-ze-lead-by-example/

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