见义勇为 meaning in English
(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
Meaning of 见义勇为
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jiànyìyǒngwéi
- (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
见义勇为 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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。
Some brave passengers caught the pickpocket and turned him over to the police.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
见 jiàn · to see · 4 strokes
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义 yì · right conduct · 3 strokes
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勇 yǒng · brave · 9 strokes
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为 wèi · because of · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 见义勇为.
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear |
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | why?; for what reason? |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 认为 | rènwéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe |
| 成为 | chéngwéi | to become; to turn into |
| 见到 | jiàndào | to see |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 意见 | yìjiàn | idea; opinion |
Questions about 见义勇为
What does 见义勇为 mean?
见义勇为 (jiànyì-yǒngwéi) means "(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".
How do you write 见义勇为?
见义勇为 is made of 4 characters: 见 (4 strokes), 义 (3 strokes), 勇 (9 strokes), 为 (4 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 见义勇为 an HSK word?
Yes. 见义勇为 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 见义勇为 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 见义勇为 is written 見義勇為.