就义 (jiù yì) — to die a martyr (for a righteous cause)

Définition

Literary verb meaning to die as a martyr for a just cause — used almost exclusively in writing about revolutionary heroes, not for ordinary death. Pairs naturally with 烈士 ('martyr').

verb
to die a martyr (for a righteous cause)

Exemples

  • 就义
    Tā wèi le gé mìng zhuàng liè jiù yì.
    He died a martyr for the revolution.
  • Nà xiē yīng xióng zài yù zhōng yīng yǒng jiù le yì.
    Those heroes died a martyr bravely in prison.
  • 就义
    jiù yì De liè shì men yǒng yuǎn bèi rén mín míng jì.
    The martyrs who died for the cause are forever remembered by the people.

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