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Chinese dictionary
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n.meaning
词义
the meaning of a word
字义
meaning of a word
定义
definition
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n.justice; righteousness
道义
morality and justice
见义不为，乃无勇也。
To see what is right and not to do it is cowardice.
义不容辞
one's sense of honour makes it impossible to refuse
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adj.righteous; just
义行
righteous deed
义举
righteous deed
义演
benefit performance
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n.human ties; relationship; friendly feelings
情义
affection
负义
be ungrateful
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adj.adopted or adoptive
义父
adoptive father
义女
adopted daughter
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adj.artificial; false
义齿
false tooth
义肢
artificial limb
义发
false hair
Words and phrases with 义
- 义眼[word]ocular prosthesis
- 义地[word]public burial ground; burial ground bought privately or by an organization for fellow provincials, members and their family dependents
- 义理[word]argumentation
- 义务主体[word]subject of duty
- 义士[word]righteous man
- 义兵[word]a righteous army
- 义冢[word]burial ground for the remains of unidentified people
- 义气[word]code of brotherhood; quality and sentiment of being loyal to one's friends
- 义拍[word]charity auction
- 义结金兰[idiom]swear eternal friendship
- 义气相投[idiom]One's temper and nature are in accord with someone.
- 义薄云天[idiom]noble spirit of righteous struggle
- 义形于色[idiom]with indignation written all over one's face
- 义无反顾[idiom]honor permits no turning back
- 义正词严[idiom]sternly speak out of a sense of justice
- 义夫节妇[idiom]just men and decent women
- 义不容辞[idiom]incumbent
- 义正辞严[idiom]now written as 义正词严
Word usage
- Note"义" is different from "意". "义" means relatively fixed meaning items with strong generality; "意" means meaning, emotion, etc. in a specific language environment.