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造福社群

Mandarin · pinyin zào fú shè qún

to benefit the community

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造: zào · construct, build, make, begin; prepare
福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
社: shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob

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4–2–4–2 · zao4 fu2 she4 qun2

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