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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 就义

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
就义 jiù yì - to be killed for a righteous cause
- to die a martyr

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 41,947 53,544 43,461

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiù- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
- (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
- (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
- only; as little as
- as much as; as many as
- to approach; to move towards
- to undertake; to engage in
- (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of
- (of food) to go with
- with regard to; concerning
- (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...
- (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- surname Yi
- (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4])
- justice
- righteousness
- meaning
- foster (father etc)
- adopted
- artificial (tooth, limb etc)
- relationship
- friendship

Other Words Containing 就义

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
就义 - - 41,947 53,544 43,461