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见义勇为

jiàn yì yǒng wéi

HSK 6 4-character word Traditional 見義勇為

What 见义勇为 means

1. (idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action

The characters in 见义勇为

• 见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning
• 勇yǒngbrave
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as

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.