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义项
yì xiàng
Pinyin
Definition
义项
-
yì xiàng
sense (of a word)
Character Decomposition
义
乂
丶
项
工
页
Related Words
(20)
意义
yì yì
1
sense
2
meaning
3
significance
4
importance
5
CL:個|个[gè]
选项
xuǎn xiàng
1
to make a choice (between several alternatives)
2
a choice
3
an option
4
an alternative
项
Xiàng
1
surname Xiang
项目
xiàng mù
1
item
2
project
3
(sports) event
4
CL:個|个[gè]
不义
bù yì
1
injustice
主义
zhǔ yì
1
-ism
2
ideology
事项
shì xiàng
1
matter
2
item
仁义
rén yì
1
benevolence and righteousness
仗义
zhàng yì
1
to uphold justice
2
to be loyal (to one's friends)
3
to stick by
侠义
xiá yì
1
chivalrous
2
chivalry
3
knight-errantry
信义
Xìn yì
1
Xinyi or Hsinyi district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tái běi shì], Taiwan
2
Xinyi or Hsini district of Keelung City 基隆市[Jī lóng shì], Taiwan
3
Xinyi or Hsini township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan
共产主义
gòng chǎn zhǔ yì
1
communism
反义词
fǎn yì cí
1
antonym
名义
míng yì
1
name
2
titular
3
nominal
4
in name
5
ostensible purpose
含义
hán yì
1
meaning (implicit in a phrase)
2
implied meaning
3
hidden meaning
4
hint
5
connotation
唯心主义
wéi xīn zhǔ yì
1
philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness
大男子主义
dà nán zǐ zhǔ yì
1
male chauvinism
大义
dà yì
1
righteousness
2
virtuous cause
3
a woman's marriage
4
main points of a piece of writing
完美主义者
wán měi zhǔ yì zhě
1
perfectionist
定义
dìng yì
1
definition
2
to define
Idioms
(20)
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
1
those with lofty ideals (idiom)
2
men of vision
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
1
compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
2
mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
仁至义尽
rén zhì yì jìn
1
extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
仗义执言
zhàng yì zhí yán
1
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
1
to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
1
to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
2
to break all friendly ties
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
1
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
大义凛然
dà yì lǐn rán
1
devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
1
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
天经地义
tiān jīng dì yì
1
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
2
right and unalterable
3
a matter of course
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
1
to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
2
to kick a benefactor in the teeth
慷慨赴义
kāng kǎi fù yì
1
heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
1
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
2
would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
1
to quote out of context (idiom)
有情有义
yǒu qíng yǒu yì
1
affectionate and true
2
loyal (idiom)
望文生义
wàng wén shēng yì
1
lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
2
a far-fetched interpretation
桃园结义
táo yuán jié yì
1
to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) (idiom)
无情无义
wú qíng wú yì
1
completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
疏财仗义
shū cái zhàng yì
1
distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
疏财重义
shū cái zhòng yì
1
distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
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