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為人民服務

简为人民服务 · 繁為人民服務

Mandarin · pinyin wèi rén mín fú wù

Serve the People!, CCP political slogan

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
服: fú · clothes; wear, dress
務: Look up this written character
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
务: wù · affairs, business; must, should

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4–2–2–2–4 · wei4 ren2 min2 fu2 wu4

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