座右铭 (zuò yòu míng) — motto; maxim
Definition
A motto you place by your desk (literally 'inscription on the right of the seat') as a personal guiding principle. Compare 名言, which is any famous saying; 座右铭 is specifically the one you adopt for yourself.
noun
mottomaxim
Examples
- 座右铭。Tā de zuò yòu míng yì zhí jī lì zhe tā bú duàn qián jìn.His motto has always inspired him to keep moving forward.
- 座右铭。Wǒ bǎ zì jǐ zuì xǐ huan de yí jù huà dàng zuò zuò yòu míng.I take my favorite sentence as my motto.
- 座右铭，。Zhè zhāng zuò yòu míng tiē zài shū zhuō shàng fāng, měi tiān dōu néng kàn dào.This motto is pasted above the desk so I can see it every day.
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