义务
yì wùㄧˋ ㄨˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: NGHĨA VỤ
Traditional: 義務
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(noun, adverb)
duty; obligation; volunteer (work etc)
Measure words: 项
Examples
遵守法律是每个人的义务。
zūn shǒu fǎ lǜ shì měi gè rén de yì wù.
Obeying the law is everyone's duty.
父母有义务照顾孩子。
fù mǔ yǒu yì wù zhào gù hái zi.
Parents have a duty to look after their children.
周末他去医院做义务工作。
zhōu mò tā qù yī yuàn zuò yì wù gōng zuò.
At weekends he does volunteer work at the hospital.
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Stroke order
NGHĨA · 3 strokes
VỤ · 5 strokes
Related words
- 意义 yì yì — sense; meaning; significance; importance
- 正义 zhèng yì — justice; righteousness; just; righteous
- 定义 dìng yì — definition; to define
- 含义 hán yì — meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation
- 起义 qǐ yì — uprising; insurrection; revolt
- 见义勇为 jiàn yì yǒng wéi — to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause
- 贬义 biǎn yì — derogatory sense; negative connotation