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利他行為

简利他行为 · 繁利他行為

Mandarin · pinyin lì tā xíng wéi

altruistic behavior

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利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
他: tā · other, another; he, she, it
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
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为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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4–1–2–2 · li4 ta1 xing2 wei2

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