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义正词严 (yì zhèng cí yán): To speak with justice on one's side and in stern — Meaning & Stroke Order

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义 • yì • righteousness, justice, morality
yì义

righteousness, justice, morality

正 • zhèng • straight; upright; correct • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
zhèng正

straight; upright; correct

词 • cí • word, speech, statement, or a type of classical Chinese poetry • HSK 3.0 · L2
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cí词

word, speech, statement, or a type of classical Chinese poetry

严 • yán • strict, tight, rigorous • HSK 3.0 · L6
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yán严

strict, tight, rigorous

Word Info

Pinyinyì zhèng cí yán
Meaningto speak with justice on one's side and in stern, forceful terms; righteous and severe in speech
Characters4
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 义正词严.

Words with 义
  • 义务yì wùduty; obligation
  • 意义yì yìmeaning; sense; significance
  • 主义zhǔ yìmilitarism
  • 含义hán yìmeaning; implication
  • 定义dìng yìdefinition; delimiting
  • 正义zhèng yìjust; righteous; proper
  • 贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation
  • 见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéiact bravely for a just cause
Words with 正
  • 正在zhèng zàito be in the process of
  • 正好zhèng hǎojust right
  • 正常zhèng chángnormal; fine; generally speaking
  • 正式zhèng shìformal
Words with 词
  • 词典cí diǎndictionary
  • 词语cí yǔwords and expressions
  • 歌词gē císong lyric
  • 词汇cí huìvocabulary; words and phrases
Words with 严
  • 严格yán géstrict
  • 严重yán zhòngserious
  • 严肃yán sùserious; solemn; earnest
  • 严厉yán lìstern; severe
正确
zhèng què
correct
  • 真正zhēn zhèngreal
  • 反正fǎn zhènganyway; anyhow; in any case
  • 改正gǎi zhèngto correct; to amend; put right
    • 诗词
    shī cí
    poetry; poems and lyrics
  • 供词gòng cíconfession; testimony
  • 动词dòng cíverb
  • 单词dān cíword (vocabulary item)
    • 严密
    yán mì
    tight; close; strict
  • 严寒yán hánbitter cold
  • 严峻yán jùnstern; severe; grim
  • 严禁yán jìnstrictly forbid
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 义正词严

    zài在
    biàn辩
    lùn论
    huì会
    shàng上
    ，
    tā他
    yì义
    zhèng正
    cí词
    yán严
    de地
    fǎn反
    bó驳
    le了
    duì对
    fāng方
    de的
    cuò错
    wù误
    guān观
    diǎn点
    。
    At the debate, he refuted the other side's erroneous views with justice and severity.
    miàn面
    duì对
    bù不
    gōng公
    zhèng正
    de的
    zhǐ指
    zé责
    ，
    tā他
    yì义
    zhèng正
    cí词
    yán严
    de的
    fā发
    yán言
    tā她
    yì义
    zhèng正
    cí词
    yán严
    de地
    wèi为
    zì自
    jǐ己
    biàn辩
    hù护
    。
    Facing unfair accusations, she defended herself with justice and severity.
    ràng让
    zài在
    chǎng场
    de的
    rén人
    dōu都
    chén沉
    mò默
    le了
    。
    His speech, delivered with justice and severity, silenced everyone present.