yǐ shēn zuò zédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
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Original source entry:

以身作則 以身作则 [yi3 shen1 zuo4 ze2] /to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model/

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