Tā yíngdé xuǎnjǔ, yīnwèi tā de zhèngcè rénxīnsuǒxiàng.
He won the election because his policies aligned with what people wanted.
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From the 《晋书·熊远传》 (Book of Jin): '人心所归，惟道与义' - 'what hearts turn to is only the Way and righteousness'. The phrase frames public will as a near-moral force.
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Formal and rhetorical - common in editorials, speeches, and slogans. Often paired with 大势所趋 (dàshì suǒ qū) for a fixed couplet.
