Usage of the character 義

Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan
Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Keelung City 基隆市 ( Jīlóng Shì), Taiwan
Xinyi or Hsinyi Township in Nantou County 南投縣／南投县 ( Nántóu Xiàn), central Taiwan

běnyì

本义

[本義]

original meaning
literal sense

cíyì

词义

[詞義]

meaning of a word

yìrén

义人

[義人]

righteous man

dàyì

大义

[大義]

righteousness
virtuous cause
a woman's marriage
main points of a piece of writing

hányì

含义

[含義]

meaning (implicit in a phrase)
implied meaning
hidden meaning
hint
connotation

shìyì

释义

[釋義]

the meaning of sth
an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases
definition
an interpretation (of doctrine)
religious doctrine

yǔyì

语义

[語義]

meaning of words
semantic

qíyì

歧义

[歧義]

ambiguity
several possible meanings

Xīngyì

兴义

[興義]

Xingyi city in Guizhou, capital of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州

dìngyì

定义

[定義]

definition
to define

yìjūn

义军

[義軍]

volunteer army

yìxiàng

义项

[義項]

sense (of a word)

yìyǎn

义演

[義演]

benefit performance
charity show

míngyì

名义

[名義]

name
titular
nominal
in name
ostensible purpose

yìnù

义怒

[義怒]

righteous anger

yìmǔ

义母

[義母]

adoptive mother

yìxué

义学

[義學]

free school (old)

yìzhǒng

义冢

[義塚]

potter's field
pauper's grave

yìzǐ

义子

[義子]

adopted son

guàyì

卦义

[卦義]

interpretation of the divinatory trigrams

Sānyì

三义

[三義]

Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

tóngyì

同义

[同義]

synonymous

guǎngyì

广义

[廣義]

broad sense
general sense

xiáyì

侠义

[俠義]

chivalrous
chivalry
knight-errantry

jiàoyì

教义

[教義]

creed
doctrine
teachings

xiáyì

狭义

[狹義]

narrow sense
restricted sense

yǎnyì

演义

[演義]

to dramatize historical events
novel or play on historical theme

yìzhěn

义诊

[義診]

to provide free medical treatment
to provide medical treatment, donating consultation fees to a charitable cause

Yì'ān

义安

[義安]

Yi'an, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市／铜陵市 ( Tonglíng Shì), Anhui

yuányì

原义

[原義]

original meaning

yìzhī

义肢

[義肢]

artificial limb
prosthesis

Yìxiàn

义县

[義縣]

Yi county in Jinzhou 錦州／锦州, Liaoning

yìyì

义译

[義譯]

to translate a term into Chinese using a combination of characters or words that suggests its meaning (as opposed to transliteration 音譯／音译 (yīnyì)) (e.g. 超文本 (chāowénběn), 火車／火车 (huǒchē))

yìxíng

义行

[義行]

righteous deed

qǐyì

起义

[起義]

uprising
insurrection
revolt

zhōngyì

忠义

[忠義]

loyal and righteous
fealty
loyalty

Shàngyì

尚义

[尚義]

Shangyi county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

yìmài

义卖

[義賣]

to hold a charity bazaar; to sell goods for a good cause

yìlǐ

义理

[義理]

doctrine (esp. religious)
argumentation (in a speech or essay)

Anyì

安义

[安義]

Anyi county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

yìgōng

义工

[義工]

volunteer worker
volunteer work

yìjiāo

义交

[義交]

traffic auxiliary police (Tw)

yìyì

异义

[異義]

differing opinion

yìyì

意义

[意義]

sense
meaning
significance
importance
CL:個／个 (gè)

fǎnyì

反义

[反義]

antonymous
(genetic) antisense

zhèngyì

正义

[正義]

justice
righteousness
just
righteous

lǐyì

礼义

[禮義]

righteousness
justice

yìfèn

义愤

[義憤]

righteous indignation
moral indignation

yìfù

义父

[義父]

adoptive father

Zūnyì

遵义

[遵義]

Zunyi prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州／贵州 ( Guìzhōu)

zìyì

字义

[字義]

meaning of a character

zhuǎnyì

转义

[轉義]

(linguistics) transferred meaning
(computing) to escape

yíyì

疑义

[疑義]

a doubtful point

Yìshì

义式

[義式]

(Tw) Italian-style

zhàngyì

仗义

[仗義]

to uphold justice
to be loyal (to one's friends)
to stick by

yìyǒng

义勇

[義勇]

courageous in fighting for a just cause

hányì

涵义

[涵義]

content
meaning
connotation
implication

gōngyì

公义

[公義]

righteousness

jīngyì

精义

[精義]

quintessence
essentials

Yìmǎ

义马

[義馬]

Yima, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽／三门峡 ( Sānménxiá), Henan

Gǒngyì

巩义

[鞏義]

Gongyi, county-level city in Zhengzhou 鄭州／郑州 ( Zhèngzhōu), Henan

Wǔyì

武义

[武義]

Wuyi county in Jinhua 金華／金华 ( Jīnhuá), Zhejiang

qíngyì

情义

[情義]

affection
comradeship

rényi

仁义

[仁義]

affable and even-tempered

zhǔyì

主义

[主義]

-ism
ideology

jùyì

聚义

[聚義]

to meet as volunteers for an uprising

jiǎngyì

讲义

[講義]

teaching materials

jiùyì

就义

[就義]

to be killed for a righteous cause
to die a martyr

bāoyì

褒义

[褒義]

commendatory sense
positive connotation

yìjǐng

义警

[義警]

vigilante
volunteer (police)

yìchǐ

义齿

[義齒]

artificial tooth

dàoyì

道义

[道義]

morality
righteousness and justice

ēnyì

恩义

[恩義]

feelings of gratitude and loyalty

duōyì

多义

[多義]

polysemy
polysemous
ambiguity (linguistics)

yìshì

义士

[義士]

high-minded and righteous person
patriot
loyalist

Chóngyì

崇义

[崇義]

Chongyi county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

Xiàoyì

孝义

[孝義]

Xiaoyi, county-level city in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

Shùnyì

顺义

[順義]

Shunyi, a district of Beijing

yìqì

义气

[義氣]

spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice
code of brotherhood
also pr. (yìqi)

Yìzhú

义竹

[義竹]

Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

yīnyì

音义

[音義]

sound and meaning

xìnyì

信义

[信義]

good faith
honor
trust and justice

jiéyì

结义

[結義]

to swear brotherhood

yìnü

义女

[義女]

adopted daughter

wúyì

无义

[無義]

without meaning
nonsense
immoral
faithless

Láiyì

来义

[來義]

Laiyi township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Xìnyì Qū

信义区

[信義區]

Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan
Hsinyi District of Keelung City 基隆市 ( Jīlóngshì), Taiwan

Yìhétuán

义和团

[義和團]

the Righteous and Harmonious Fists
the Boxers (history)

xiàdìngyì

下定义

[下定義]

to define

Wǔyìxiàn

武义县

[武義縣]

Wuyi county in Jinhua 金華／金华 ( Jīnhuá), Zhejiang

jiǎngyìqì

讲义气

[講義氣]

to be loyal (to one's friends)
to value loyalty

Xīngyìshì

兴义市

[興義市]

Xingyi city in Guizhou, capital of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州

Chóngyìxiàn

崇义县

[崇義縣]

Chongyi county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

Jiāyì Xiàn

嘉义县

[嘉義縣]

Jiayi or Chiayi County in west Taiwan

Yìdàlì

义大利

[義大利]

(Tw) Italy
Italian

tóngyìzì

同义字

[同義字]

synonym

tóngyìcí

同义词

[同義詞]

synonym

Zhèngyìdǎng

正义党

[正義黨]

Justicialist Party

Zūnyì Shì

遵义市

[遵義市]

Zunyi prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州／贵州 ( Guìzhōu)

yùdìngyì

预定义

[預定義]

predefined

Fù Zuòyì

傅作义

[傅作義]

Fu Zuoyi (1895-1974), Guomindang general, subsequently PRC top general and politician

Sàiyìdí

赛义迪

[賽義迪]

Said or Sayed (Arabic name)

yǔyìxué

语义学

[語義學]

semantics

fǎnyìcí

反义词

[反義詞]

antonym

duōyìcí

多义词

[多義詞]

polyseme
polysemous word

Láiyìxiāng

来义乡

[來義鄉]

Laii township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Yìzhú Xiāng

义竹乡

[義竹鄉]

Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

yǒuyìyì

有意义

[有意義]

to make sense
to have meaning
to have significance
meaningful
significant
worthwhile
important
interesting

Máozhǔyì

毛主义

[毛主義]

Maoism

yìyǒngjūn

义勇军

[義勇軍]

volunteer army

Yìmǎshì

义马市

[義馬市]

Yima, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽／三门峡 ( Sānménxiá), Henan

Jiāyìshì

嘉义市

[嘉義市]

Chiayi city in central Taiwan

jìnyìwù

尽义务

[盡義務]

to fulfill one's duty
to work without asking for reward

xiāoqíyì

消歧义

[消歧義]

to remove ambiguity
disambiguation (in Wikipedia)

yìmàihuì

义卖会

[義賣會]

bazaar

dìngyìyù

定义域

[定義域]

domain (math.)

zìdìngyì

自定义

[自定義]

custom
user-defined

jiǎjièyì

假借义

[假借義]

the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字 (jiǎjièzì) acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而 (ér) originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")

Anyì Xiàn

安义县

[安義縣]

Anyi, a county in Nanchang 南昌 ( Náncháng), Jiangxi

míngyìshàng

名义上

[名義上]

nominally

Sānyìxiāng

三义乡

[三義鄉]

Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

Liú Yìqìng

刘义庆

[劉義慶]

Liu Yiqing (403-444), writer of South Song Dynasty, compiler and editor of A New Account of the Tales of the World 世說新語／世说新语 ( Shìshuō Xīnyǔ)

bǐyùyì

比喻义

[比喻義]

figurative meaning (of a word)

fǎnyìzì

反义字

[反義字]

character with opposite meaning
antonym
opposite characters

tóngyìyǔ

同义语

[同義語]

synonym

Yìwūshì

义乌市

[義烏市]

Yiwu, county-level city in Jinhua 金華／金华 ( Jīnhuá), Zhejiang

Zūnyìxiàn

遵义县

[遵義縣]

Zunyi county in Zun'yi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), Guizhou

Gǒngyìshì

巩义市

[鞏義市]

Gongyi, county-level city in Zhengzhou 鄭州／郑州 ( Zhèngzhōu), Henan

wúxìnyì

无信义

[無信義]

in bad faith
false
perfidious

duōyìxìng

多义性

[多義性]

equivocality

Xìnyì Xiāng

信义乡

[信義鄉]

Xinyi or Hsinyi Township in Nantou County 南投縣／南投县 ( Nántóu Xiàn), central Taiwan

yìhéluàn

义和乱

[義和亂]

the Boxer uprising

yǐnshēnyì

引申义

[引申義]

extended meaning (of an expression)
derived sense

Shàngyìxiàn

尚义县

[尚義縣]

Shangyi county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

Yì'ān Qū

义安区

[義安區]

Yi'an, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市／铜陵市 ( Tonglíng Shì), Anhui

Wáng Yìfū

王义夫

[王義夫]

Wang Yifu (1960-), male PRC pistol shooter and Olympic medalist

Bōyì'ěr

波义耳

[波義耳]

Boyle (name)
Robert Boyle (1627-91), British and Irish scientist and pioneer chemist

jìnyìcí

近义词

[近義詞]

synonym
close equivalent expression

Xiàoyìshì

孝义市

[孝義市]

Xiaoyi, county-level city in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

yìfùmǔ

义父母

[義父母]

adoptive parents

Shùnyì Qū

顺义区

[順義區]

Shunyi, a district of Beijing

Yìhéquán

义和拳

[義和拳]

the Righteous and Harmonious Fists
the Boxers (history)

Yìxiànlóng

义县龙

[義縣龍]

Yixianosaurus, genus of theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣／义县, Jinzhou 錦州／锦州, west Liaoning

jiǎrénjiǎyì

假仁假义

[假仁假義]

hypocrisy
pretended righteousness

Lièníngzhǔyì

列宁主义

[列寧主義]

Leninism

gōnglìzhǔyì

功利主义

[功利主義]

utilitarianism

wēiyándàyì

微言大义

[微言大義]

subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)

chāoyànzhǔyì

超验主义

[超驗主義]

transcendentalism

huòbìzhǔyì

货币主义

[貨幣主義]

monetarism

zhòngshāngzhǔyì

重商主义

[重商主義]

mercantilism

nèihányìyì

内涵意义

[內涵意義]

(semantics) connotative meaning; connotation

shíyòngzhǔyì

实用主义

[實用主義]

pragmatism

Wèiláizhǔyì

未来主义

[未來主義]

Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)

zhǔguānzhǔyì

主观主义

[主觀主義]

subjectivism

lǐyìliánchǐ

礼义廉耻

[禮義廉恥]

sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維／四维 (sìwéi))

sùshízhǔyì

素食主义

[素食主義]

vegetarianism

jìnbùzhǔyì

进步主义

[進步主義]

progressivism

zhòngyìqīnglì

重义轻利

[重義輕利]

to value righteousness rather than material gain (idiom)

zīběnzhǔyì

资本主义

[資本主義]

capitalism

zhuānzhìzhǔyì

专制主义

[專制主義]

absolutism
despotism
autocracy

zhímínzhǔyì

殖民主义

[殖民主義]

colonialism

míngyìzhànghù

名义账户

[名義賬戶]

nominal bank account

xūwúzhǔyì

虚无主义

[虛無主義]

nihilism

yánbùjíyì

言不及义

[言不及義]

to talk nonsense (idiom)
frivolous talk

zhàngyìshūcái

仗义疏财

[仗義疏財]

to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy

màiguózhǔyì

卖国主义

[賣國主義]

treason

mínquánzhǔyì

民权主义

[民權主義]

democracy
civil liberties
principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義／三民主义 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state)

lèguānzhǔyì

乐观主义

[樂觀主義]

optimism

jiégòuzhǔyì

结构主义

[結構主義]

structuralism

jítǐzhǔyì

集体主义

[集體主義]

collectivism

yìyìbiànhuà

意义变化

[意義變化]

change of meaning

lǐxìngzhǔyì

理性主义

[理性主義]

rationalism

chāoyuèzhǔyì

超越主义

[超越主義]

transcendentalism

gōngmínyìwù

公民义务

[公民義務]

civil obligation
a citizen's duty

shílìzhǔyì

实利主义

[實利主義]

utilitarianism

tóngyìfǎnfù

同义反复

[同義反復]

tautology

quǎnrúzhǔyì

犬儒主义

[犬儒主義]

cynicism

píngjūnzhǔyì

平均主义

[平均主義]

egalitarianism

dìguózhǔyì

帝国主义

[帝國主義]

imperialism

huánbǎozhǔyì

环保主义

[環保主義]

environmentalism

jiàotiáozhǔyì

教条主义

[教條主義]

dogmatism

bǎoshǒuzhǔyì

保守主义

[保守主義]

conservatism

àiguózhǔyì

爱国主义

[愛國主義]

patriotism

yìzhīsuǒzài

义之所在

[義之所在]

justice is to be found everywhere (idiom)

méiyǒuyìyì

没有意义

[沒有意義]

not to have any meaning
meaningless

bàijīnzhǔyì

拜金主义

[拜金主義]

money worship

táoyuánjiéyì

桃园结义

[桃園結義]

to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義／三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì)) (idiom)

Sūfēizhǔyì

苏非主义

[蘇非主義]

Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition)

jīhuìzhǔyì

机会主义

[機會主義]

opportunism
pragmatism

Sānmínzhǔyì

三民主义

[三民主義]

Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)

xíngxiázhàngyì

行侠仗义

[行俠仗義]

to be chivalrous

cúnzàizhǔyì

存在主义

[存在主義]

existentialism

běnwèizhǔyì

本位主义

[本位主義]

selfish departmentalism
departmental selfishness

jījìnzhǔyì

激进主义

[激進主義]

radicalism

yǔyìfēnlèi

语义分类

[語義分類]

semantic categorization

màoxiǎnzhǔyì

冒险主义

[冒險主義]

adventurism (a left-wing error against Mao's line during the 1930s)

zhuǎnyìzìfú

转义字符

[轉義字符]

(computing) escape character

yǔyìkōngjiān

语义空间

[語義空間]

semantic space

rénrényìshì

仁人义士

[仁人義士]

those with lofty ideals (idiom)
men of vision

Sānxiáwǔyì

三侠五义

[三俠五義]

Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話／评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆

Sānguó Yǎnyì

三国演义

[三國演義]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中／罗贯中 ( Luó Guànzhōng), one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備／刘备 ( Liú Bèi) Shu Han 蜀漢／蜀汉 ( Shǔ Hàn) as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 ( Cáo Cāo) Wei 魏 ( Wèi) as villains

náláizhǔyì

拿来主义

[拿來主義]

the attitude of mechanically borrowing (ideas etc)

lǐxiǎngzhǔyì

理想主义

[理想主義]

idealism

jīngyànzhǔyì

经验主义

[經驗主義]

empiricism

gùmíngsīyì

顾名思义

[顧名思義]

as the name implies

luǒtǐzhǔyì

裸体主义

[裸體主義]

nudism

duànzhāng-qǔyì

断章取义

[斷章取義]

(idiom) to quote out of context

fǎnzhìzhǔyì

反智主义

[反智主義]

anti-intellectualism

làngmànzhǔyì

浪漫主义

[浪漫主義]

romanticism

cuòyìtūbiàn

错义突变

[錯義突變]

missense mutation

Qǐméngzhǔyì

启蒙主义

[啟蒙主義]

Enlightenment (philosophy)

fēnchǎnzhǔyì

分产主义

[分產主義]

(economics) distributism

míngyìjiàzhí

名义价值

[名義價值]

nominal value

shèhuìzhǔyì

社会主义

[社會主義]

socialism

zhézhōngzhǔyì

折衷主义

[折衷主義]

eclecticism

xiànshízhǔyì

现实主义

[現實主義]

realism

wàimàozhǔyì

外貌主义

[外貌主義]

lookism

yìbùróngcí

义不容辞

[義不容辭]

not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom)
incumbent
bounden (duty)

míncuìzhǔyì

民粹主义

[民粹主義]

populism

Nàcuìzhǔyì

纳粹主义

[納粹主義]

Nazism

gèrénzhǔyì

个人主义

[個人主義]

individualism

zhǒngzúzhǔyì

种族主义

[種族主義]

racism

jíjiǎnzhǔyì

极简主义

[極簡主義]

minimalism

dìfāngzhǔyì

地方主义

[地方主義]

regionalism
favoring one's local region

kèguānzhǔyì

客观主义

[客觀主義]

objectivist philosophy

kāngkǎifùyì

慷慨赴义

[慷慨赴義]

heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause

xiànzhèngzhǔyì

宪政主义

[憲政主義]

constitutionalism

yìzhèngcíyán

义正辞严

[義正辭嚴]

(idiom) to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness

guānliáozhǔyì

官僚主义

[官僚主義]

bureaucracy

mínzhǔzhǔyì

民主主义

[民主主義]

democracy

shèhuìzhèngyì

社会正义

[社會正義]

social justice

jiànlìsīyì

见利思义

[見利思義]

to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically
not tempted by riches

rénmínqǐyì

人民起义

[人民起義]

popular uprising

liánjiézhǔyì

连结主义

[連結主義]

connectionism

lìtāzhǔyì

利他主义

[利他主義]

altruism

lìjǐzhǔyì

利己主义

[利己主義]

egoism

hépíngzhǔyì

和平主义

[和平主義]

pacifism

tiāntǐzhǔyì

天体主义

[天體主義]

nudism

gēpáoduànyì

割袍断义

[割袍斷義]

to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
to break all friendly ties

jíduānzhǔyì

极端主义

[極端主義]

extremism

zhèngyìmórén

正义魔人

[正義魔人]

(Tw) sanctimonious person
self-appointed moral arbiter

wúqíngwúyì

无情无义

[無情無義]

completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless

zìránzhǔyì

自然主义

[自然主義]

naturalism (philosophy)

guójìzhǔyì

国际主义

[國際主義]

internationalism

wéixīnzhǔyì

唯心主义

[唯心主義]

philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness

nüxìngzhǔyì

女性主义

[女性主義]

feminism

Zúlì Yìzhèng

足利义政

[足利義政]

ASHIKAGA Yoshimasa (1435-1490), eighth Ashikaga shōgun, reigned 1449-1473

dàyìlǐnrán

大义凛然

[大義凜然]

devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)

wàng'ēnfùyì

忘恩负义

[忘恩負義]

to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
to kick a benefactor in the teeth

yǒuqíngyǒuyì

有情有义

[有情有義]

affectionate and true
loyal (idiom)

Nánchāng Qǐyì

南昌起义

[南昌起義]

Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War

jíquánzhǔyì

极权主义

[極權主義]

totalitarianism

píngděngzhǔyì

平等主义

[平等主義]

egalitarianism

wéiwùzhǔyì

唯物主义

[唯物主義]

materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality

shízhèngzhǔyì

实证主义

[實證主義]

positivism
empiricism

yìjiéjīnlán

义结金兰

[義結金蘭]

to be close friends

nánxìngzhǔyì

男性主义

[男性主義]

masculism

shībàizhǔyì

失败主义

[失敗主義]

defeatism

Ménluó Zhǔyì

门罗主义

[門羅主義]

Monroe Doctrine

Suí Táng Yǎnyì

隋唐演义

[隋唐演義]

Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲／褚人获 ( Chǔ Rénhuò)

Huáng Cháoqǐyì

黄巢起义

[黃巢起義]

Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao

Huángjīn Qǐyì

黄巾起义

[黃巾起義]

Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

fēngjiànzhǔyì

封建主义

[封建主義]

feudalism

fēnlízhǔyì

分离主义

[分離主義]

separatism

jiànlìwàngyì

见利忘义

[見利忘義]

lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom)
fig. to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul

yònghùdìngyì

用户定义

[用戶定義]

user-defined

Fēngshén Yǎnyì

封神演义

[封神演義]

Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 ( Zhōu Wǔwáng) overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc

suíjìngzhǔyì

绥靖主义

[綏靖主義]

appeasement

yìfèntiánxiōng

义愤填胸

[義憤填胸]

righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice

yǔyìfēnxī

语义分析

[語義分析]

semantic analysis

gǎiliángzhǔyì

改良主义

[改良主義]

reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)

běnběnzhǔyì

本本主义

[本本主義]

book worship
bookishness

xiūzhèngzhǔyì

修正主义

[修正主義]

revisionism

wéndúzhǔyì

文牍主义

[文牘主義]

red tape

zhàngyìzhíyán

仗义执言

[仗義執言]

to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle

Wǔchāng Qǐyì

武昌起义

[武昌起義]

Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty

xiāochúqíyì

消除歧义

[消除歧義]

to disambiguate

shūcáizhàngyì

疏财仗义

[疏財仗義]

distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy

Zúlì Yìzhí

足利义稙

[足利義稙]

Ashikaga Yoshitane (1466-1523), Japanese Muromachi shogun 1490-93

zhuǎnyìxùliè

转义序列

[轉義序列]

(computing) escape sequence

nóngmínqǐyì

农民起义

[農民起義]

peasant revolt

qiánxìnzhǔyì

虔信主义

[虔信主義]

fideism
fundamentalism

Jīntiánqǐyì

金田起义

[金田起義]

Jintian Uprising

héyìfùcí

合义复词

[合義複詞]

compound word such as 教室 (jiàoshì) or 國家／国家 (guójiā), whose meaning is related to the component hanzi, unlike compounds such as 玫瑰 (méiguī)

zōngpàizhǔyì

宗派主义

[宗派主義]

sectarianism

shúcípìyì

熟词僻义

[熟詞僻義]

uncommon meaning of a common word

bàquánzhǔyì

霸权主义

[霸權主義]

hegemonism

guójiāzhǔyì

国家主义

[國家主義]

nationalism
statism

xiǎoyǐdàyì

晓以大义

[曉以大義]

to reason with sb
to lecture

shāwénzhǔyì

沙文主义

[沙文主義]

chauvinism

bèixìnqìyì

背信弃义

[背信棄義]

breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
treachery
perfidy

gòngchǎnzhǔyì

共产主义

[共產主義]

communism

wàngwénshēngyì

望文生义

[望文生義]

lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
a far-fetched interpretation

kǒngbùzhǔyì

恐怖主义

[恐怖主義]

terrorism

xíngdòngzhǔyì

行动主义

[行動主義]

activism

jūnguózhǔyì

军国主义

[軍國主義]

militarism

kāizōngmíngyì

开宗明义

[開宗明義]

to declare at the outset (idiom)

Zūnyìhuìyì

遵义会议

[遵義會議]

Zunyi conference of January 1935 before the Long March

shūcáizhòngyì

疏财重义

[疏財重義]

distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause

páiyóuzhǔyì

排犹主义

[排猶主義]

antisemitism

kēxuézhǔyì

科学主义

[科學主義]

scientism

jiànyìyǒngwéi

见义勇为

[見義勇為]

to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth
acting heroically in a just cause

nüquánzhǔyì

女权主义

[女權主義]

feminism

fēnlièzhǔyì

分裂主义

[分裂主義]

separatism

Xīnyìzhōushì

新义州市

[新義州市]

Shin'ŭiju, capital of North Pyong'an Province, North Korea

jiéjiéwéiyì

孑孑为义

[孑孑為義]

petty favors

dàyìmièqīn

大义灭亲

[大義滅親]

to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it

lìshǐyìyì

历史意义

[歷史意義]

historic significance

Mǎ Lièzhǔyì

马列主义

[馬列主義]

Marxism-Leninism

xùrénjiéyì

煦仁孑义

[煦仁孑義]

petty kindness

dānbiānzhǔyì

单边主义

[單邊主義]

unilateralism

bùyìzhīcái

不义之财

[不義之財]

ill-gotten wealth or gains

xíngshìzhǔyì

形式主义

[形式主義]

Formalism (art)

xíngwéizhǔyì

行为主义

[行為主義]

behaviorism

ēnduànyìjué

恩断义绝

[恩斷義絕]

to split up
to break all ties

xiàngzhēngzhǔyì

象征主义

[象徵主義]

symbolism

bǎohùzhǔyì

保护主义

[保護主義]

protectionism

Qiūshōu Qǐyì

秋收起义

[秋收起義]

Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong

yìnxiàngzhǔyì

印象主义

[印象主義]

impressionism

zìyóuzhǔyì

自由主义

[自由主義]

liberalism

Zúlì Yìmǎn

足利义满

[足利義滿]

ASHIKAGA Yoshimitsu (1358-1408), third Ashikaga shogun, reigned 1368-1394

shěshēngqǔyì

舍生取义

[捨生取義]

to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

tiānjīngdìyì

天经地义

[天經地義]

lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
right and unalterable
a matter of course

jīnglìzhǔyì

精利主义

[精利主義]

egoism masked by a veneer of urbanity (neologism c. 2012) (abbr. for 精緻的利己主義／精致的利己主义 (jīngzhìdelìjǐzhǔyì))

rénzhìyìjìn

仁至义尽

[仁至義盡]

extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty

wéi'ēnfùyì

违恩负义

[違恩負義]

to disobey one's benefactor
to violate debts of gratitude
to repay good with evil

zhònglìqīngyì

重利轻义

[重利輕義]

to value material gain over righteousness

jígōnghàoyì

急公好义

[急公好義]

public-spirited

xiǎnglèzhǔyì

享乐主义

[享樂主義]

hedonism

rényìdàodé

仁义道德

[仁義道德]

compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical

shílìzhǔyì

实力主义

[實力主義]

meritocracy

mínzúzhǔyì

民族主义

[民族主義]

nationalism
national self-determination
principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義／三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers)
racism

yìwùjiàoyù

义务教育

[義務教育]

compulsory education

rénwénzhǔyì

人文主义

[人文主義]

humanism

jìnyùzhǔyì

禁欲主义

[禁慾主義]

asceticism

réndàozhǔyì

人道主义

[人道主義]

humanism
humanitarian (aid)

zhèngyìdòuzhēng

正义斗争

[正義鬥爭]

righteous struggle

shēnmíngdàyì

深明大义

[深明大義]

to have a high notion of one's duty
to be highly principled

liánjiézhǔyì

联结主义

[聯結主義]

connectionism

jiànsèwàngyì

见色忘义

[見色忘義]

to forget loyalty when in love
hoes before bros

shénmìzhǔyì

神秘主义

[神秘主義]

mysticism

yìfèntiányīng

义愤填膺

[義憤填膺]

righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice

yìbóyúntiān

义薄云天

[義薄雲天]

supremely honorable and righteous

yìwúfǎngù

义无反顾

[義無反顧]

honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back
no surrender
to pursue justice with no second thoughts

mínshēngzhǔyì

民生主义

[民生主義]

principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義／三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade)

chúnsùshízhǔyì

纯素食主义

[純素食主義]

veganism, a diet consisting solely of plant products
strict vegetarianism

xiáyìxiāngduìlùn

狭义相对论

[狹義相對論]

special relativity

Máo Zédōng Zhǔyì

毛泽东主义

[毛澤東主義]

Maoism

fǎxīsīzhǔyì

法西斯主义

[法西斯主義]

fascism

Mǎkèsīzhǔyì

马克思主义

[馬克思主義]

Marxism

Xīnmínzhǔzhǔyì

新民主主义

[新民主主義]

New Democracy

yìxìngliànzhǔyì

异性恋主义

[異性戀主義]

heterosexism

Yìhétuán Yùndòng

义和团运动

[義和團運動]

Boxer Rebellion

dànánrénzhǔyì

大男人主义

[大男人主義]

male chauvinism

wánměizhǔyìzhě

完美主义者

[完美主義者]

perfectionist

wúzhèngfǔzhǔyì

无政府主义

[無政府主義]

anarchism

Màikǎxīzhǔyì

麦卡锡主义

[麥卡錫主義]

McCarthyism

Bākūníngzhǔyì

巴枯宁主义

[巴枯寧主義]

Bakuninism, the political and social theories associated with the Russian revolutionary and anarchist Mikhail Bakunin (1814-1876)

xīngǔdiǎnzhǔyì

新古典主义

[新古典主義]

neoclassicism

xiǎnglèzhǔyìzhě

享乐主义者

[享樂主義者]

hedonist

Jiàoyìhé Shèngyuē

教义和圣约

[教義和聖約]

Doctrine and Covenants

bùchéngrènzhǔyì

不承认主义

[不承認主義]

policy of non-recognition

xīnzhímínzhǔyì

新殖民主义

[新殖民主義]

neocolonialism

kǒngbùzhǔyìzhě

恐怖主义者

[恐怖主義者]

terrorist

Dá'ěrwénzhǔyì

达尔文主义

[達爾文主義]

Darwinism

hòuxiàndàizhǔyì

后现代主义

[後現代主義]

postmodernism

yìwùgōngzuòzhě

义务工作者

[義務工作者]

volunteer
voluntary worker

Dàzéxiāng Qǐyì

大泽乡起义

[大澤鄉起義]

Dazexiang Uprising, another name for 陳勝吳廣起義／陈胜吴广起义 ( Chén Shèng Wú Guǎng Qǐyì)

Pǔlǔdōngzhǔyì

普鲁东主义

[普魯東主義]

Proudhonism, 19th century socialist theory

xiǎotuántǐzhǔyì

小团体主义

[小團體主義]

cliquism
small-group mentality

zhǒngzúzhǔyìzhě

种族主义者

[種族主義者]

racist (person)

Sīduōgězhǔyì

斯多葛主义

[斯多葛主義]

Stoicism

mínzhǔzhǔyìzhě

民主主义者

[民主主義者]

democrats

chángzhǎng Yìxiànlóng

长掌义县龙

[長掌義縣龍]

Yixianosaurus longimanus, theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣／义县, Jinzhou 錦州／锦州, west Liaoning

duōyīnduōyìzì

多音多义字

[多音多義字]

character having several readings and meanings

dà Hànzúzhǔyì

大汉族主义

[大漢族主義]

Greater Han nationalism

luǒtǐzhǔyìzhě

裸体主义者

[裸體主義者]

nudist

huánbǎozhǔyìzhě

环保主义者

[環保主義者]

environmentalist

chāoxiànshízhǔyì

超现实主义

[超現實主義]

surrealism

guǎngyìxiāngduìlùn

广义相对论

[廣義相對論]

general relativity
Einstein's theory of gravity

Táoyuán Sān Jiéyì

桃园三结义

[桃園三結義]

Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備／刘备 ( Liú Bèi), Zhang Fei 張飛／张飞 ( Zhāng Fēi) and Guan Yu 關羽／关羽 ( Guān Yǔ) at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義／三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì)

Huánghuāgǎngqǐyì

黄花岗起义

[黃花崗起義]

Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party

Sīdàlínzhǔyì

斯大林主义

[斯大林主義]

Stalinism

shèhuìzhǔyìzhě

社会主义者

[社會主義者]

socialist

bùdǐkàngzhǔyì

不抵抗主义

[不抵抗主義]

policy of nonresistance

fǎn Yóutàizhǔyì

反犹太主义

[反猶太主義]

antisemitism

dànánzǐzhǔyì

大男子主义

[大男子主義]

male chauvinism

Zhōngguózhōngxīnzhǔyì

中国中心主义

[中國中心主義]

Sinocentrism

xīn Bólātúzhǔyì

新柏拉图主义

[新柏拉圖主義]

neo-Platonism (philosophical system combining Platonism with mysticism)

Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ

义勇军进行曲

[義勇軍進行曲]

March of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem)

kèguānwéixīnzhǔyì

客观唯心主义

[客觀唯心主義]

objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy)

shèhuìmínzhǔzhǔyì

社会民主主义

[社會民主主義]

social democracy

shēngwùkǒngbùzhǔyì

生物恐怖主义

[生物恐怖主義]

bioterrorism

guójiāshèhuìzhǔyì

国家社会主义

[國家社會主義]

national socialism
Nazism

mínzúzhǔyìqíngxù

民族主义情绪

[民族主義情緒]

nationalist feelings
nationalist sentiment

dànánzǐzhǔyìzhě

大男子主义者

[大男子主義者]

male chauvinist

kōngxiǎngshèhuìzhǔyì

空想社会主义

[空想社會主義]

utopian socialism

zìyóuyìzhìzhǔyì

自由意志主义

[自由意志主義]

libertarianism

yǒutǒngjìxuéyìyì

有统计学意义

[有統計學意義]

statistically significant

zìyóusùshízhǔyì

自由素食主义

[自由素食主義]

Freeganism

biànzhèngwéiwùzhǔyì

辩证唯物主义

[辯證唯物主義]

dialectical materialism

mínzúshèhuìzhǔyì

民族社会主义

[民族社會主義]

national socialism
Nazism

lìshǐwéiwùzhǔyì

历史唯物主义

[歷史唯物主義]

historical materialism (Marx's theory of history)

lìcháotōngsúyǎnyì

历朝通俗演义

[歷朝通俗演義]

Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩／蔡东藩

qúndàizīběnzhǔyì

裙带资本主义

[裙帶資本主義]

crony capitalism

jiàngòuzhèngyìlǐlùn

建构正义理论

[建構正義理論]

constructivist theory

zhǒngzúzhōngxīnzhǔyì

种族中心主义

[種族中心主義]

ethnocentrism

huánjìngxíngdòngzhǔyì

环境行动主义

[環境行動主義]

environmentalism
environmental activism

Yóutàifùguózhǔyì

犹太复国主义

[猶太復國主義]

Zionism

màoyìbǎohùzhǔyì

贸易保护主义

[貿易保護主義]

trade protectionism

Chén Shèng Wú Guǎng Qǐyì

陈胜吴广起义

[陳勝吳廣起義]

Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty

Xīn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Lùn

新民主主义论

[新民主主義論]

On New Democracy (1940), by Mao Zedong

zuǒqīngjīhuìzhǔyì

左倾机会主义

[左傾機會主義]

leftist opportunism

Mínguótōngsúyǎnyì

民国通俗演义

[民國通俗演義]

Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩／蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父／许廑父

duōyuánwénhuàzhǔyì

多元文化主义

[多元文化主義]

multiculturalism

Quánmín Yìwù Zhíshùrì

全民义务植树日

[全民義務植樹日]

National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節／植树节 ( Zhíshùjié)

Gòngchǎnzhǔyì Qīngniántuán

共产主义青年团

[共產主義青年團]

the Communist Youth League

Mǎkèsī Lièníngzhǔyì

马克思列宁主义

[馬克思列寧主義]

Marxism-Leninism

Xīn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Gémìng

新民主主义革命

[新民主主義革命]

(Maoism) New Democracy (aka New Democratic Revolution)

jiùmínzhǔzhǔyìgémìng

旧民主主义革命

[舊民主主義革命]

old democratic revolution
bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution)

Yóutàifùguózhǔyìzhě

犹太复国主义者

[猶太復國主義者]

a Zionist

duōxíngbùyìbìzìbì

多行不义必自毙

[多行不義必自斃]

persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)

shèhuì Dá'ěrwénzhǔyì

社会达尔文主义

[社會達爾文主義]

social Darwinism

Shèhuì Zhǔyì Jiàoyù Yùndòng

社会主义教育运动

[社會主義教育運動]

Socialist Education Movement (1963-66), formal name of the Four Cleanups Movement 四清運動／四清运动 ( Sìqīng Yùndòng)

guójìgòngchǎnzhǔyìyùndòng

国际共产主义运动

[國際共產主義運動]

Comintern
the international communist movement

Zhōngguótèsèshèhuìzhǔyì

中国特色社会主义

[中國特色社會主義]

socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era

Zhōngguó Gòngchǎnzhǔyì Qīngniántuán

中国共产主义青年团

[中國共產主義青年團]

Communist Youth League of China
China Youth League

Cháoxiǎn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Rénmín Gònghéguó

朝鲜民主主义人民共和国

[朝鮮民主主義人民共和國]

People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Sūwéi'āi Shèhuìzhǔyì Gònghéguó Liánméng

苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟

[蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟]

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1922-1991
abbr. to 蘇聯／苏联 ( Sūlián) Soviet Union