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君子

jūn zǐ

2-character word

What 君子 means

1. nobleman
2. person of noble character

The characters in 君子

• 君jūnmonarch; lord; gentleman
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 他以君子之道生活。
  Tā yǐ jūnzǐ zhī dào shēnghuó.
  He lived a moral life.
• 美国的罪犯大多是吸毒成瘾的瘾君子。
  Měiguó de zuìfàn dàduō shì xīdúchéngyǐn de yǐnjūnzǐ.
  Many criminals in the United States are addicted to drugs.
• 天行健，君子以自强不息；地势坤，君子以厚德载物。
  As heaven maintains its vigorous motion, the noble person should strive for continuous self-improvement. As the earth's nature is receptive and nurturing, the noble person should cultivate great virtue to support and carry all things.
• 不是每个瘾君子都有创伤；不过有创伤的人变少，瘾君子也会变少。
  Not every addict is traumatized, but there would be a lot fewer addicts if a lot fewer people were traumatized.
• 君子对于飞禽走兽，见到它们活着，便不忍心见到它们死；听到它们哀叫，便不忍心吃它们的肉。
  Jūnzǐ duìyú fēiqínzǒushòu, jiàndào tāmen huózhe, biàn bù rěnxīn jiàndào tāmen sǐ; tīngdào tāmen āi jiào, biàn bù rěnxīn chī tāmen de ròu.
  The superior man is affected towards animals: having seen them alive, he cannot bear to see them die; having heard their cries, he cannot bear to eat their flesh.

Words starting with 君子

• 君子兰jūn zǐ lánscarlet kafir lily; Clivia miniata (botany)
• 君子之交jūn zǐ zhī jiāofriendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子
• 君子远庖厨jūn zǐ yuàn páo chúlit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)…
• 君子之交淡如水jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐa gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子
• 君子动口不动手jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒua gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
• 君子一言，驷马难追jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuīa nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
• 君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qīgood people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
• 君子报仇，十年不晚jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎnlit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)…
• 君子不计小人过jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guòsee 大人不记小人过

Words containing 君子

• 正人君子zhèng rén jūn ziupright gentleman; man of honor
• 伪君子wěi jūn zǐhypocrite
• 隐君子yǐn jūn zirecluse; hermit; used for homophone 瘾君子, opium addict
• 仁人君子rén rén jūn zǐpeople of good will (idiom); charitable person
• 梁上君子liáng shàng jūn zǐlit. the gentleman on the roof beam; fig. a thief
• 瘾君子yǐn jūn zǐopium eater; drug addict; chain smoker
• 淑人君子shū rén jūn zivirtuous gentleman (idiom)
• 彬彬君子bīn bīn jūn zǐrefined gentleman
• 戊戌六君子Wù xū Liù jūn zǐthe Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its…
• 有仇不报非君子yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐa real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)
• 以小人之心，度君子之腹yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fùto gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
• 有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rénone who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong…