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dà 大 gōng 公 wú 无 sī 私

大公无私 dà gōng wú sī

selfless; impartial and fair

Literally: great public without private

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Origin

From the Han dynasty Shuo Yuan, in which the sage Qi Huangyang recommends both an enemy and his own son for office purely on merit; Confucius praises him as truly impartial.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; positive. Often 大公无私的人 / 做事大公无私.

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  1. 王老师大公无私，对每个学生都一样。
    Wáng lǎoshī dà gōng wú sī, duì měi gè xuésheng dōu yīyàng.
    Teacher Wang is completely impartial and treats every student the same.
    Wang teacher great public without private, toward every (measure) student all same
  2. 大家都相信他，因为他是一个大公无私的人。
    Dàjiā dōu xiāngxìn tā, yīnwèi tā shì yī gè dà gōng wú sī de rén.
    Everyone trusts him because he is a selfless person.
    everyone all trust him, because he is one (measure) great public without private (particle) person

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