义务

yì wù · yi wu

Traditional 義務

Meaning

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  1. duty; obligation (CL:項 / 项 (xiàng))
  2. volunteer (work etc)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

遵(zūn)守(shǒu)法(fǎ)律(lǜ)是(shì)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)义(yì)务(wù)。

It is our duty to obey the law.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)认(rèn)为(wéi)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)义(yì)务(wù)保(bǎo)护(hù)这(zhè)些(xiē)孩(hái)子(zi)。

I believe it's my duty to protect these children.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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