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义 yì

right conduct, propriety; justice

Strokes
3
Level
HSK 5
Radical
丿
Traditional
義
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 丶乂 ⿻丶乂

Memory hint: sheep; simplified form of 義

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  1. 教育是每个孩子的义务，也是权利。
    Jiàoyù shì měi ge háizi de yìwù, yě shì quánlì.
    Education is every child's duty, and also their right.
    education is every (measure) child (particle) duty, also is right
  2. 这件事有什么意义？
    Zhè jiàn shì yǒu shénme yìyì?
    What's the meaning of this matter?
    this (measure) matter have what meaning (question)
  3. 请给这个词下一个定义。
    Qǐng gěi zhège cí xià yí ge dìngyì.
    Please give a definition for this word.
    please for this word give one (measure) definition
  4. 这个词没有贬义。
    Zhège cí méiyǒu biǎnyì.
    This word doesn't have a derogatory connotation.
    this word not-have derogatory-meaning
  5. 周末，他去参加了义务劳动。
    Zhōumò, tā qù cānjiāle yìwù láodòng.
    On the weekend, he went to do volunteer labor.
    weekend, he go attend-(particle) duty labor

Words with 义 (13)