舍生取义 捨生取義
舍生取义 捨生取義 shě shēng qǔ yì ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ se2 sang1 ceoi2 ji6
- to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
- to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
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舍 捨
- 宿舍 sù shè ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ suk1 se3 dormitory
- 舍得 捨得 shě de ㄕㄜˇ ˙ㄉㄜ se2 dak1 to be willing to part with sth
- 舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de ㄕㄜˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ˙ㄉㄜ se2 bat1 dak1 to hate to do sth
- 依依不舍 依依不捨 yī yī bù shě ㄧ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ ji1 ji1 bat1 se2 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
- 恋恋不舍 戀戀不捨 liàn liàn bù shě ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ lyun2 lyun2 bat1 se2 reluctant to part
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- 不舍 不捨 bù shě ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ bat1 se2 reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of
- 住舍 zhù shè ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ zyu6 se3 house
- 割舍 割捨 gē shě ㄍㄜ ㄕㄜˇ got3 se2 to give up
- 取舍 取捨 qǔ shě ㄑㄩˇ ㄕㄜˇ ceoi2 se2 to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject
- 夺舍 奪舍 duó shè ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄜˋ dyut6 se2 to incarnate into sb else's body
- 学舍 學舍 xué shè ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ hok6 se2 school building
- 宅舍 zhái shè ㄓㄞˊ ㄕㄜˋ zaak6 se3 house
- 寒舍 hán shè ㄏㄢˊ ㄕㄜˋ hon4 se3 my humble home
- 房舍 fáng shè ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄜˋ fong4 se3 house
- 舍下 捨下 shě xià ㄕㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ se2 haa6 to abandon
- 舍命 捨命 shě mìng ㄕㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ se2 ming6 to risk one's life
- 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ se2 gei2 selfless
- 舍弃 捨棄 shě qì ㄕㄜˇ ㄑㄧˋ se2 hei3 to give up
- 舍身 捨身 shě shēn ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄣ se2 san1 to give one's life
- 施舍 施捨 shī shě ㄕ ㄕㄜˇ si1 se2 to give in charity
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
取
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 取胜 取勝 qǔ shèng ㄑㄩˇ ㄕㄥˋ ceoi2 sing3 to score a victory
- 取得 qǔ dé ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 取悦 取悅 qǔ yuè ㄑㄩˇ ㄩㄝˋ ceoi2 jyut6 to try to please
- 取暖 qǔ nuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 nyun5 to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
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- 取材 qǔ cái ㄑㄩˇ ㄘㄞˊ ceoi2 coi4 to collect material
- 取样 取樣 qǔ yàng ㄑㄩˇ ㄧㄤˋ ceoi2 joeng6 to take a sample
- 取款 qǔ kuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 fun2 to withdraw money from a bank
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 取笑 qǔ xiào ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ceoi2 siu3 to tease; to make fun of
- 取经 取經 qǔ jīng ㄑㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ceoi2 ging1 to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
- 取缔 取締 qǔ dì ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄧˋ ceoi2 dai3 to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
- 吸取 xī qǔ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to absorb
- 夺取 奪取 duó qǔ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩˇ dyut6 ceoi2 to seize
- 采取 採取 cǎi qǔ ㄘㄞˇ ㄑㄩˇ coi2 ceoi2 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
- 换取 換取 huàn qǔ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩˇ wun6 ceoi2 to obtain (sth) in exchange
- 摄取 攝取 shè qǔ ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ sip3 ceoi2 to absorb (nutrients etc)
- 收取 shōu qǔ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄩˇ sau1 ceoi2 to receive
- 汲取 jí qǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to draw; to derive; to absorb
- 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ zang1 ceoi2 to fight for
义 義
- 主义 主義 zhǔ yì ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ zyu2 ji6 -ism
- 侠义 俠義 xiá yì ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄧˋ hap6 ji6 chivalrous
- 名义 名義 míng yì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ming4 ji6 name
- 含义 含義 hán yì ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋ ham4 ji6 meaning (implicit in a phrase)
- 定义 定義 dìng yì ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ ding6 ji6 definition
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- 广义 廣義 guǎng yì ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄧˋ gwong2 ji6 broad sense
- 意义 意義 yì yì ㄧˋ ㄧˋ ji3 ji6 sense
- 正义 正義 zhèng yì ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ zing3 ji6 justice
- 涵义 涵義 hán yì ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋ haam4 ji6 content
- 义务 義務 yì wù ㄧˋ ㄨˋ ji6 mou6 duty; obligation
- 义工 義工 yì gōng ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ji6 gung1 volunteer worker
- 讲义 講義 jiǎng yì ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄧˋ gong2 ji6 teaching materials
- 道义 道義 dào yì ㄉㄠˋ ㄧˋ dou6 ji6 morality
- 天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧˋ tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
- 官僚主义 官僚主義 guān liáo zhǔ yì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ gun1 liu4 zyu2 ji6 bureaucracy
- 帝国主义 帝國主義 dì guó zhǔ yì ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ dai3 gwok3 zyu2 ji6 imperialism
- 无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄧˋ mou4 cing4 mou4 ji6 completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
- 社会主义 社會主義 shè huì zhǔ yì ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ se5 wui2 zyu2 ji6 socialism
- 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4 (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
- 资本主义 資本主義 zī běn zhǔ yì ㄗ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6 capitalism