《北史·本记·卷九》
他从小很有气度，不做一般人所从事的活计，看轻钱财好施于人，以结交贤士大夫当作要紧事情。
少有大度，不事家人生业。轻财好施，以交结贤士大夫为务。
He had a lot of presence from a young age and didn't do the chores that most people did, disregarding money and being generous to others, with making friends with virtuous officials and scholars as his top priority.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 少有大度，不事家人生业。轻财好施，以交结贤士大夫为务。 [/INST] He had a lot of presence from a young age and didn't do the chores that most people did, disregarding money and being generous to others, with making friends with virtuous officials and scholars as his top priority.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 少有大度，不事家人生业。轻财好施，以交结贤士大夫为务。
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He had a lot of presence from a young age and didn't do the chores that most people did, disregarding money and being generous to others, with making friends with virtuous officials and scholars as his top priority.
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