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大义
大義
dàyì
1. righteousness
2. virtuous cause
3. a woman's marriage
4. main points of a piece of writing

Character Breakdown

大
dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
HSK 1 3 丶
义
yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
HSK 5 3 丶

Compound Words (4)

大义凛然
dàyìlǐnrán
devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
大义灭亲
dàyìmièqīn
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
晓以大义
xiǎoyǐdàyì
to reason with sb
深明大义
shēnmíngdàyì
to have a high notion of one's duty

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