释义
shì yì
Pinyin

Definition

释义
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shì yì
  1. the meaning of sth
  2. an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases
  3. definition
  4. an interpretation (of doctrine)
  5. religious doctrine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名义
míng yì
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 titular
  3. 3 nominal
  4. 4 in name
  5. 5 ostensible purpose
含义
hán yì
  1. 1 meaning (implicit in a phrase)
  2. 2 implied meaning
  3. 3 hidden meaning
  4. 4 hint
  5. 5 connotation
定义
dìng yì
  1. 1 definition
  2. 2 to define
意义
yì yì
  1. 1 sense
  2. 2 meaning
  3. 3 significance
  4. 4 importance
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
正义
zhèng yì
  1. 1 justice
  2. 2 righteousness
  3. 3 just
  4. 4 righteous
义务
yì wù
  1. 1 duty
  2. 2 obligation
  3. 3 CL:項|项[xiàng]
  4. 4 volunteer (work etc)
义气
yì qì
  1. 1 spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice
  2. 2 code of brotherhood
  3. 3 also pr. [yì qi]
解释
jiě shì
  1. 1 explanation
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to interpret
  4. 4 to resolve
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
诠释
quán shì
  1. 1 to interpret
  2. 2 to comment and explain
  3. 3 to annotate
  4. 4 to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role)
  5. 5 to decode
  6. 6 interpretation
  7. 7 annotation
释怀
shì huái
  1. 1 to release (tension)
  2. 2 relief (from suspense)
  3. 3 to dispel (usu. with negative, unable to forget)
释放
shì fàng
  1. 1 to release
  2. 2 to set free
  3. 3 to liberate (a prisoner)
  4. 4 to discharge
释然
shì rán
  1. 1 relieved
  2. 2 at ease
  3. 3 feel relieved
三民主义
Sān mín zhǔ yì
  1. 1 Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
不义
bù yì
  1. 1 injustice
主义
zhǔ yì
  1. 1 -ism
  2. 2 ideology
人道主义
rén dào zhǔ yì
  1. 1 humanism
  2. 2 humanitarian (aid)
仁义
rén yì
  1. 1 benevolence and righteousness
仗义
zhàng yì
  1. 1 to uphold justice
  2. 2 to be loyal (to one's friends)
  3. 3 to stick by
侠义
xiá yì
  1. 1 chivalrous
  2. 2 chivalry
  3. 3 knight-errantry
信义
Xìn yì
  1. 1 Xinyi or Hsinyi district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tái běi shì], Taiwan
  2. 2 Xinyi or Hsini district of Keelung City 基隆市[Jī lóng shì], Taiwan
  3. 3 Xinyi or Hsini township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

Idioms (20)

仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
  1. 1 those with lofty ideals (idiom)
  2. 2 men of vision
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
  1. 1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
  2. 2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
仁至义尽
rén zhì yì jìn
  1. 1 extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
仗义执言
zhàng yì zhí yán
  1. 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. 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. 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
  2. 2 to break all friendly ties
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
  1. 1 persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
大义凛然
dà yì lǐn rán
  1. 1 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
  1. 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. 1 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
  2. 2 right and unalterable
  3. 3 a matter of course
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
  1. 1 as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
  2. 2 to have a weight off one's mind
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
  1. 1 to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
  2. 2 to kick a benefactor in the teeth
爱不忍释
ài bù rěn shì
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
爱不释手
ài bù shì shǒu
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
慷慨赴义
kāng kǎi fù yì
  1. 1 heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause
手不释卷
shǒu bù shì juàn
  1. 1 lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
  2. 2 would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to quote out of context (idiom)
有情有义
yǒu qíng yǒu yì
  1. 1 affectionate and true
  2. 2 loyal (idiom)
望文生义
wàng wén shēng yì
  1. 1 lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
  2. 2 a far-fetched interpretation

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