义务 meaning and pronunciation

义务
Simplified word
義務
Traditional word

义务 English definition

yì wù
  • duty
  • obligation
  • commitment
  • volunteer duty
  • mandatory
  • voluntary
  • CL:项[xiang4]

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  • 义 (yì): justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship;
  • 务 (wù): affair; business; matter;