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修身齐家治国平天下
修身齐家治国平天下
修身齐家治国平天下
修身齐家治国平天下
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修身齐家治国平天下
修身齐家治国平天下

修身齐家治国平天下 — “To cultivate oneself morally”

修身齐家治国平天下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cultivate oneself morally”. Manage one's household effectively, lead one's community, and ultimately contribute to universal peace and order. It represents a progressive path from self-improvement to influencing society positively. Literally, “Cultivate self, regulate family, govern community, pacify world”.

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修身齐家治国平天下 Pronunciation and Pinyin

修身齐家治国平天下 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
修
xiū10to repair, cultivate, or build
身
shēn7body, person, life, self
齐
qí6even, neat, or aligned
家
jiā10family home or expert
治
zhì8govern, treat, or manage
国
guó8country or China
平
píng5flat, level, equal, calm
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend

Example Sentence with 修身齐家治国平天下

他始终相信,唯有修身齐家,才能在自己的领域做出更大的贡献,最终造福于大众。
He always believed that only through self-cultivation and harmonious family life could he make greater contributions in his field, ultimately benefiting the wider community.

Idioms Related to 修身齐家治国平天下

Synonyms of 修身齐家治国平天下

  • zhì治guó国qí齐jiā家govern the state and regulate the family

More idioms starting with 修

  • xiū修rén仁xíng行yì义cultivate benevolence and practice righteousness
  • xiū修xiū修bǔ补bǔ补mend and patch
  • xiū修hǎo好jié结chéng成reconcile differences and form an alliance
  • xiū修xué学wù务zǎo早start learning early
  • xiū修jǐ己ān安rén人cultivate self to bring peace to others
  • xiū修dé德shèn慎fá罚cultivate virtue, be cautious with punishment
  • xiū修xīn心yǎng养xìng性cultivate mind and nature
  • xiū修wén文yǎn偃wǔ武promote culture, cease military action
  • xiū修wén文dì地xià下demise of a man of letters
  • xiū修wén文yǎn演wǔ武cultivate letters and practice martial arts
  • xiū修jiù旧lì利fèi废repair old, utilize waste
  • xiū修jiù旧qǐ起fèi废repair old, utilize discarded

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Questions about 修身齐家治国平天下

What does 修身齐家治国平天下 mean?

修身齐家治国平天下 (xiū shēn qí jiā zhì guó píng tiān xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cultivate oneself morally”.

How do you pronounce 修身齐家治国平天下?

修身齐家治国平天下 is pronounced xiū shēn qí jiā zhì guó píng tiān xià in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 修身齐家治国平天下 literally mean?

Literally, 修身齐家治国平天下 means “Cultivate self, regulate family, govern community, pacify world”. It is used to mean “to cultivate oneself morally”.

What is the Chinese definition of 修身齐家治国平天下?

提高自身修养,理好家政,治理好所在的地区,最后使全国安宁

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