见义勇为
jiàn yì yǒng wéi
Pinyin

Definition

见义勇为
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jiàn yì yǒng wéi
  1. to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth
  2. acting heroically in a just cause

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

勇
yǒng
  1. 1 brave
勇敢
yǒng gǎn
  1. 1 brave
  2. 2 courageous
勇气
yǒng qì
  1. 1 courage
  2. 2 valor
勇士
yǒng shì
  1. 1 a warrior
  2. 2 a brave person
勇于
yǒng yú
  1. 1 to dare to
  2. 2 to be brave enough to
英勇
yīng yǒng
  1. 1 heroic
  2. 2 gallant
  3. 3 valiant
见义勇为
jiàn yì yǒng wéi
  1. 1 to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth
  2. 2 acting heroically in a just cause
勇力
yǒng lì
  1. 1 courage and strength
勇武
yǒng wǔ
  1. 1 brave
勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā
  1. 1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
勇猛
yǒng měng
  1. 1 bold and powerful
  2. 2 brave and fierce
奋勇
fèn yǒng
  1. 1 dauntless
  2. 2 to summon up courage and determination
  3. 3 using extreme force of will
忠勇
zhōng yǒng
  1. 1 loyal and brave
有勇无谋
yǒu yǒng wú móu
  1. 1 bold but not very astute (idiom)
白先勇
Bái Xiān yǒng
  1. 1 Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent
义勇军
yì yǒng jūn
  1. 1 volunteer army
自告奋勇
zì gào fèn yǒng
  1. 1 to volunteer for
  2. 2 to offer to undertake

Idioms (10)

勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā
  1. 1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
  1. 1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
散兵游勇
sǎn bīng yóu yǒng
  1. 1 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
有勇无谋
yǒu yǒng wú móu
  1. 1 bold but not very astute (idiom)
血气之勇
xuè qì zhī yǒng
  1. 1 the courage born of stirred emotions (idiom)
见义勇为
jiàn yì yǒng wéi
  1. 1 to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth
  2. 2 acting heroically in a just cause
余勇可贾
yú yǒng kě gǔ
  1. 1 lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work
  2. 2 not resting on one's laurels
骁勇善战
xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn
  1. 1 to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)

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