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身教胜于言教

shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào

6-character word Traditional 身教勝於言教

What 身教胜于言教 means

1. teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
2. action speaks louder than words

The characters in 身教胜于言教

• 身shēnbody; life; oneself
• 教jiāoto teach; to instruct
• 胜shèngvictory; success; to beat
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle
• 言yánwords; speech; to say
• 教jiāoto teach; to instruct

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