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To see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects) in Chinese: 见义勇为 (jiàn yì yǒng wéi)

jiàn yì yǒng wéi

to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 見義勇為1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth
  2. 2acting heroically in a just cause

Stroke order

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见
义
勇
为

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄢˋ

jiàn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩㄥˇ

yǒng

ㄩ/ üㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄨㄟˊ

wéi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

见义勇为

Simplified

見義勇為

Traditional

Example sentences

See 见义勇为 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他见义勇为，救了那个孩子。

    tā jiàn yì yǒng wéi， jiù le nà ge hái zi。

    He bravely stood up for what was right and saved that child.

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Related words

为

wèi

because of

见

jiàn

to see

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

再见

zài jiàn

goodbye

因为

yīn wèi

because

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

认为

rèn wéi

to believe

为了

wèi le

for

以为

yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

成为

chéng wéi

to become

意见

yì jiàn

idea

勇敢

yǒng gǎn

brave

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