曉以大義 xiǎo yǐ dà yì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to reason with sb
  2. to lecture

CHARACTERS

曉 xiǎo dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
義 yì right conduct, righteousness