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见义当为 — “To act bravely in a just cause”

见义当为 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act bravely in a just cause”. To do what is right when one sees it. Literally, “To act when seeing justice”.

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见义当为 Pronunciation and Pinyin

见义当为 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
见
jiàn4to see or meet
义
yì3righteousness, justice, meaning
当
dāng6to act as or serve as
为
wéi4to be or to do

Example Sentence with 见义当为

当他看到有人需要帮助时,他总是见义当为,从不犹豫。
When he sees someone in need of help, he always acts bravely for a just cause and never hesitates.

Idioms Related to 见义当为

Synonyms of 见义当为

  • jiàn见yì义bì必wéi为act courageously for justice

More idioms starting with 见

  • jiàn见shì世shēng生miáo苗yield immediate results or benefits
  • jiàn见yì义yǒng勇wéi为act bravely for a just cause
  • jiàn见yì义gǎn敢wéi为act courageously for a just cause
  • jiàn见zhī之bù不qǔ取,,sī思zhī之qiān千lǐ里regret missing an opportunity
  • jiàn见shì事shēng生fēng风stir up trouble
  • jiàn见shì事fēng风shēng生act with great speed and resolution
  • jiàn见rén人shuō说rén人huà话,,jiàn见guǐ鬼shuō说guǐ鬼huà话adapt speech to the listener
  • jiàn见rén仁jiàn见zhì智different people have different opinions
  • jiàn见tù兔fàng放yīng鹰Seize the moment and act decisively
  • jiàn见tù兔gù顾quǎn犬Act promptly when a problem arises
  • jiàn见qí其yī一wèi未jiàn见qí其èr二know one aspect, not the other

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Questions about 见义当为

What does 见义当为 mean?

见义当为 (jiàn yì dāng wéi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act bravely in a just cause”.

How do you pronounce 见义当为?

见义当为 is pronounced jiàn yì dāng wéi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 见义当为 literally mean?

Literally, 见义当为 means “to act when seeing justice”. It is used to mean “to act bravely in a just cause”.

What is the Chinese definition of 见义当为?

指看到正义的事情就去做。同“见义必为”。

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