# 座右铭 (zuòyòumíng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 座右铭 (zuòyòumíng) means “motto; maxim”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: motto; maxim
- Pinyin: zuòyòumíng (zuo4 you4 ming2)
- Traditional: 座右銘
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- “勤能补拙”是他的座右铭。
  “Qínnéngbǔzhuō” shì tā de zuòyòumíng.
  "Diligence makes up for weakness" is his motto.

## Characters

- [座](https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-buildings/) (zuò): (measure word) for buildings; seat
- [右](https://hanziro.com/word/you-right/) (yòu): right; right-hand side
- 铭 (míng): to engrave; inscribed motto

https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-you-ming-motto/

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