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义勇

yì yǒng

2-character word Traditional 義勇

What 义勇 means

1. courageous in fighting for a just cause

The characters in 义勇

• 义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning
• 勇yǒngbrave

Example sentences

• 几位见义勇为的乘客把小偷抓住了，还把他送到了警方的手中。
  Jǐ wèi jiànyìyǒngwéi de chéngkè bǎ xiǎotōu zhuāzhù le, hái bǎ tā sòng dào le jǐngfāng de shǒu zhōng.
  Some brave passengers caught the pickpocket and turned him over to the police.

Words starting with 义勇

• 义勇军yì yǒng jūnvolunteer army
• 义勇军进行曲Yì yǒng jūn Jìn xíng qǔMarch of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem)

Words containing 义勇

• 见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéi(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to…