深明大義 shēn míng dà yì

to be highly principled

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be highly principled
  2. 2. to have a high notion of one's duty

Characters

Character Meaning
深 shēn HSK 4
deep; deeply; (of a color) dark
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
義 yì
meaning; righteousness; justice