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One of the most elegant grammar patterns is "以A为B". It is often found in formal writing and speech, and it is also one of the classical Chinese forms that is still in use today. In short, it means "Using A as B" or "taking A as B."
Structure
This grammar pattern is as versatile as "using/taking A as B" is in English. We might say "take his example as our standard", "use this piece as an example", or "take charity as our central tenet"
以 + A + 为 + B
Examples
Look to the following for some examples of how this pattern can be used
Examples
- 以人为本
- 以先进科技为中心
- 许多外国企业在中国快速发展，以麦当劳为例，2000年有50家，现在有500家。
- 在我们公司，所有的服务是以客户为主
