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反者道之動，弱者道之用。天下萬物生於有，有生於無。Turning back is the movement of the Way; weakness is the use of the Way. The things of the world are born from being, and being is born from non-being.
白Plain Chinese
返回本原是道的运动，柔弱是道的作用。天下万物生于有，有生于无。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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