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| Pronunciation |
: |
yì |
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| Meaning |
: |
- justice; righteousness. (n)
- human ties; relationship. (n)
- meaning; significance. (n)
- righteous; equitable; just. (adj)
- adopted or adoptive. (adj)
- artificial; false. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
丶 |
| Strokes |
: |
3 |
| Traditional |
: |
義 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
43.4% |
| Notes |
: |
also as yí |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
sale of goods for charity purpose |
| 2. |
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|
: |
personal loyalty; code of brotherhood |
| 5. |
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: |
meaning; connotation |
Sentences:
| 1. At last he knew the meaning of life. |
| tā |
zhōng |
yú |
dǒng |
le |
shēng |
huó |
de |
yì |
yì |
。 |
| 他 |
终 |
于 |
懂 |
了 |
生 |
活 |
的 |
意 |
义 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 终于 |
: |
finally |
| 懂 |
: |
understand; know |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen |
| 生活 |
: |
life |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 意义 |
: |
meaning |
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| 2. Her words were quite empty of meaning. |
| tā |
de |
huà |
shí |
zài |
méi |
yǒu |
yì |
yì |
。 |
| 她 |
的 |
话 |
实 |
在 |
没 |
有 |
意 |
义 |
。 |
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|
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| 她的 |
: |
her |
| 话 |
: |
words |
| 实在 |
: |
really |
| 没有 |
: |
no; without |
| 意义 |
: |
meaning |
|
| 3. She’s a perfectionist. |
| tā |
shì |
gè |
wán |
měi |
zhǔ |
yì |
zhě |
。 |
| 她 |
是 |
个 |
完 |
美 |
主 |
义 |
者 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 完美 |
: |
perfert |
| 主义 |
: |
-ism; ideology |
| 者 |
: |
person |
|
| 4. What’s your definition of happiness? |
| nǐ |
duì |
xìng |
fú |
de |
dìng |
yì |
shì |
shí |
me |
? |
| 你 |
对 |
幸 |
福 |
的 |
定 |
义 |
是 |
什 |
么 |
? |
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 对 |
: |
to; towards |
| 幸福 |
: |
happiness |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 定义 |
: |
meaning |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 什么 |
: |
what |
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