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放下身段

fàng xià shēn duàn

4-character word

What 放下身段 means

1. to get off one's high horse; to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)

The characters in 放下身段

• 放fàngto put; to place; to release
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself
• 段duànparagraph; section; segment

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