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處世之道

简处世之道 · 繁處世之道

Mandarin · pinyin chǔ shì zhī dào

way of life
attitude
modus operandi

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處: Look up this written character
世: shì · generation; world; era
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
处: chù · place, locale; department

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3–4–1–4 · chu3 shi4 zhi1 dao4

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