勤俭为服务之本 qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn

DEFINITIONS

  1. hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)

CHARACTERS

勤 qín industrious, diligent, attentive
俭 jiǎn temperate, frugal, economical
为 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
服 fú clothes; wear, dress
务 wù affairs, business; must, should
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
本 běn root, origin, source; basis