1.0Mandarin Expression of the Weekhttps://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotwtiandihttps://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/author/tiandi/jítǐ zhǔyì - Mandarin Expression of the Weekrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4Rzi6D3C7W"><a href="https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2024/05/27/jiti-zhuyi/">jítǐ zhǔyì</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/2024/05/27/jiti-zhuyi/embed/#?secret=4Rzi6D3C7W" width="600" height="338" title="“jítǐ zhǔyì” — Mandarin Expression of the Week" data-secret="4Rzi6D3C7W" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Generally speaking, Western societies are considered to be relatively individualistic, while Eastern societies, like Chinese ones, are considered to be relatively collectivistic, emphasizing the collective, or group, over the individual. This week’s MEotW, seems to be the main Mandarin expression referring to such collectivism. (The MEotW post on contains a brief discussion about some other […]https://troubadourworks.com/tiandi/meotw/img/2024/China-Regions_of_Differing_Collectivism.jpeg