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Meaning of 大我

大我 means the greater self; the collective; the community. Pronounced dà wǒ.

  • the greater self; the collective; the community

Definitions & Examples

shēng
xiǎo
de
 
cóng
de
shì
zhǒng
gāo
shàng
de
pǐn
zhì
 

Sacrificing the interests of the individual self to obey the interests of the greater self is a noble quality.

Zài
tuán
duì
zhōng
 
men
yǒu
de
jīng
shén
 

In a team, we must have the spirit of the collective.

de
jué
dìng
wán
quán
wèi
le
 
ér
shì
xiǎo
 

His decision was made entirely for the greater good, not for personal gain.

Chuán
tǒng
wén
huà
qiáng
diào
xiǎo
róng
 

Traditional culture emphasizes integrating the individual self into the collective self.

Bǎo
huán
jìng
shì
wèi
le
sūn
hòu
dài
de
 

Protecting the environment is for the benefit of the collective and future generations.