the common people; the masses
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the common people; the masses
literaryA formal, literary term. Often used in historical or classical Chinese contexts.
Gǔ古
dài代
shèng圣
wáng王
jiē皆
yǐ以
lí黎
shù庶
wéi为
gēn根
běn本
。
The sage kings of antiquity all considered the common people to be the foundation.
Zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
zhǐ旨
zài在
zào造
fú福
tiān天
xià下
lí黎
shù庶
。
This policy aims to benefit all the people under heaven.
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Lí黎
shù庶
tú涂
tàn炭
，
yīng英
xióng雄
sì四
qǐ起
。
With the common people in dire suffering, heroes rose up from all sides.