Chinese Word: 義 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

義 (Simplified: 义)HSK 5

Pinyin: yì

English Definition: justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship

Chinese Definition:
①公正合宜的道理或举动：正义。义不容辞。义无反顾。仗义直言。
②合乎正义或公益的：义举。义务。义愤。义演。见义勇为。
③情谊：义气。恩义。义重如山。
④意思，人对事物认识到的内容：意义。含义。释义。微言大义。
⑤指认为亲属的：义父。
⑥人工制造的(人体的部分)：义齿。义肢。
⑦姓氏。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 羊

Pictophonetic:我 indicates the sound; 羊 (sheep) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 羊 [ yáng ] sheep, goat
- 我 [ wǒ ] I, me, my; our, us

Example Words

	意義HSK 5	yì yì	sense; meaning; significance; importance; Classifiers: 个
	義務HSK 5	yì wù	duty; obligation; Classifiers: 项 ; volunteer (work etc)

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Example Sentences

1		shēng mìng 生命 de 的 yì yì 意义 shì 是 shén me 什么？ What is the meaning of life?
2		tā 他 de 的 huí dá 回答 háo wú 毫无 yì yì 意义。 His answer was meaningless.
3		nà shǒu gē 那首歌 de 的 gē cí 歌词 hěn 很 yǒu 有 yì yì 意义。 The lyrics of that song are very meaningful.
4		shè qū 社区 zǔ zhī 组织 le 了 yī gè 一个 yì gōng 义工 xiǎo zǔ 小组。 The community organized a volunteer group.
5		zhè ge 这个 lǐ lùn 理论 yǒu 有 zhòng yào 重要 de 的 shí jiàn 实践 yì yì 意义。 This theory has important practical significance.

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1		shēng mìng 生命 de 的 yì yì 意义 shì 是 shén me 什么？ What is the meaning of life?
2		tā 他 de 的 huí dá 回答 háo wú 毫无 yì yì 意义。 His answer was meaningless.
3		nà shǒu gē 那首歌 de 的 gē cí 歌词 hěn 很 yǒu 有 yì yì 意义。 The lyrics of that song are very meaningful.
4		shè qū 社区 zǔ zhī 组织 le 了 yī gè 一个 yì gōng 义工 xiǎo zǔ 小组。 The community organized a volunteer group.
5		zhè ge 这个 lǐ lùn 理论 yǒu 有 zhòng yào 重要 de 的 shí jiàn 实践 yì yì 意义。 This theory has important practical significance.

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