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义务 yìwù

义务 yìwù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 8 English Translations of the word 义务 yìwù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yìwù | yi4 wu4
English translation
duty
obligation
commitment
volunteer duty
CL: xiàng
> Xiàng [xiàng]
mandatory
voluntary

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About 义务 yìwù

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Traditional form

義務

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 义务 yìwù

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Yáng represents the meaning and represents the sound. In ancient China sheep ( Yáng ) were associated with goodness and fortune, which is why Yáng is a component in characters like Měi (beautiful), xiáng (auspicious), shàn (benevolent), and (justi

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

丶乂

Number of Strokes

3

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compount. máo represents the sound, while and both represent the meaning. The traditional component máo was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

夂力

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 义务 yìwù

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dōu 帮忙 bāngmáng .他们 tā men ài 这个 zhè ge . duō zán 他们 tā men xiàng le 一摊,他们 tā men cái 觉得 juéde shǎng le suàn ,他们 tā men 满意 mǎnyì , Huán zuò 义务 yìwù de 宣传 xuānchuán .

They were pleased and satisfied; they advertised me to their friends.

yǒu 义务 yìwù 照顾 zhàogu . responsibility zhǐ 由于 yóuyú 法律 fǎlǜ 职业 zhíyè huò 道德 dàodé děng de 要求 yāoqiú 而应 jǐn de Rèn ”,含有 hán yǒu 法津 shǎng duì 后果 hòuguǒ 负责 fùzé Rèn de 意味 yì wèi ,:

You're under obligation to care her.

过去 guòqu de 英国 Yīng guó ,绅士 shēnshì yǒu 义务 yìwù zài wèi 女士 nǚshì 上车 shàng chē shí 一下 yīxià .

Part of the gentleman's duty in former times was to hand a lady in when she entered her carriage in great Britain.

他们 tā men yīn 殴斗 ōu dòu 滋事 zī shì bèi 判决 pànjué wéi 社区 shèqū 义务服务

They were convicted of affray and received community service sentences.

直到 zhí dào 1880 Nián 英国 Yīng guó cái 开始 kāishǐ 实行 shíxíng 初等 chū děng 义务教育 yì wù jiào yù

Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until

义务 yìwù Decomposition

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义务 yìwù Compounds

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