侠义

xiá yì · HSK 7

chivalrous

⚔️ 侠 = knight-errant/chivalrous hero + 义 = righteousness, duty

侠 is the wandering swordsman who rights wrongs; 义 is righteousness or moral duty. Together: the heroic code of doing right by the weak — knight-errantry.

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