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Hanzi

義 / 义

Traditional
義
Simplified
义

justice/righteousness/meaning/foster (father etc)/adopted/artificial (tooth, limb etc)/relationship/friendship

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

yì, yí, xī

Bopomofo

ㄧˋ, ㄧˊ, ㄒㄧ

Jyutping

ji6

Example sentences

俠義 / 侠义 xiáyì
他那種俠義的心腸贏得了敬重。
他那种侠义的心肠赢得了敬重。

His chivalrous nature earned him respect.

名義 / 名义 míngyì
他以公司的名義進行了投資。
他以公司的名义进行了投资。

He made an investment in the name of the company.

含義 / 含义 hányì
這句話的含義很深。
这句话的含义很深。

The meaning of this sentence is very deep.

定義 / 定义 dìngyì
你能給這個詞一個準確的定義嗎？
你能给这个词一个准确的定义吗？

Can you give a precise definition for this word?

寬泛 / 宽泛 kuānfàn
這個問題的定義非常寬泛。
这个问题的定义非常宽泛。

The definition of this problem is very broad.

意義 / 意义 yìyì
這場活動非常有意義。
这场活动非常有意义。

This event is very meaningful.

人生 rénshēng
他正在思考人生的意義。
他正在思考人生的意义。

He is thinking about the meaning of life.

主義 / 主义 zhǔyì
言論自由是民主主義的基礎。
言论自由是民主主义的基础。

Freedom of speech is the foundation of democracy.

不折不扣 bùzhébùkòu
他是不折不扣的完美主義者，連報告的標點都要反覆檢查。
他是不折不扣的完美主义者，连报告的标点都要反复检查。

He is a true perfectionist who repeatedly checks even the punctuation in his reports.

人道主義 / 人道主义 réndàozhǔyì
這項救援計畫以人道主義為核心。
这项救援计划以人道主义为核心。

This relief plan is centered on humanitarian principles.

Example Vocabulary

俠義

xia2'yi4

chivalrous; chivalry; righteous

名義

ming2'yi4

name; capacity; nominal

含義

han2'yi4

meaning; implication

定義

ding4'yi4

definition; to define

意義

yi4'yi4

meaning; significance; value

三民主義

san1'min2'zhu3'yi4

不義

bu4'yi4

主義

zhu3'yi4

doctrine; ideology; -ism

人道主義

ren2'dao4'zhu3'yi4

humanitarianism

仁義

ren2'yi4

benevolence and righteousness; moral integrity

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