情义

情義

qíngyì

noun #35,513

Meanings

1 loyalty and affection
2 ties of friendship and duty
3 comradeship

Characters

feeling / affection

righteousness / duty

Examples

他是个讲情义的人。

Tā shì gè jiǎng qíngyì de rén.

He is a person who honors bonds of loyalty.

兄弟之间的情义比什么都重要。

Xiōngdì zhī jiān de qíngyì bǐ shénme dōu zhòngyào.

Brotherly loyalty matters more than anything else.

他为了情义放弃了那笔钱。

Tā wèile qíngyì fàngqì le nà bǐ qián.

He gave up the money for the sake of loyalty.

Tips

culture

Classic wuxia and brotherhood virtue: 情 (feeling, affection) fused with 义 (righteousness, obligation). 讲情义 means someone keeps faith with friends even at personal cost — a defining trait of a 江湖 hero.

Stroke Order

情 qíng

义 yì