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为人民服务

為人民服務
wèi rénmín fúwù
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 Serve the People
  2. 2 Serve the People, Mao Zedong's 1944 speech in memory of the soldier Zhang Side

Examples

HSK 5
很多政府大楼门口都写着“为人民服务”五个字。
Hěnduō zhèngfǔ dàlóu ménkǒu dōu xiě zhe " wèi rénmín fúwù " wǔ ge zì.
Many government buildings have the words 'Serve the People' written at the entrance.
HSK 5
毛泽东的《为人民服务》是为纪念张思德写的。
Máo Zédōng de 《 Wèi rénmín fúwù 》 shì wèi jìniàn Zhāng Sīdé xiě de.
Mao Zedong's 'Serve the People' was written in memory of Zhang Side.

Tips

history
On 8 September 1944, at a memorial meeting in Yan'an for 张思德, a soldier killed when a charcoal kiln collapsed, Mao Zedong gave a short speech later published as 《为人民服务》. In it he quotes Sima Qian: a death for the people is 重于泰山, 'weightier than Mount Tai'. The speech also made 五湖四海 'from every corner of the land' part of political language.
culture
The slogan is everywhere in public life, from the screen wall inside 新华门, the gate of the leadership compound 中南海, to police stations and government offices.

Stroke Order

为 wéi
人 rén
民 mín
服 fú
务 wù