义

yì · yi/Yì · yi

Traditional 義

Meaning

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yì 義

  1. justice
  2. righteousness
  3. meaning
  4. foster (father etc)
  5. adopted
  6. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  7. relationship
  8. friendship

Yì 義

  1. surname Yi
  2. (Tw) abbr. for 義大利 / 义大利 (Yìdàlì), Italy

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)见(jiàn)义(yì)勇(yǒng)为(wéi)的(de)行(xíng)为(wéi)受(shòu)到(dào)大(dà)家(jiā)的(de)称(chēng)赞(zàn)。

His act of courageously doing what is right was praised by everyone.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)字(zì)的(de)义(yì)项(xiàng)很(hěn)多(duō),需(xū)要(yào)结(jié)合(hé)上(shàng)下(xià)文(wén)理(lǐ)解(jiě)。

This character has many meanings, so you need to understand it in context.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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