# 义务 (yìwù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 义务 (yìwù) means “duty; volunteer (work etc)”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: duty; volunteer (work etc)
- Pinyin: yìwù (yi4 wu4)
- Traditional: 義務
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 照顾年老的父母是我们的义务。
  Zhàogù niánlǎo de fùmǔ shì wǒmen de yìwù.
  Taking care of elderly parents is our duty.

## Characters

- 义 (yì): justice; righteousness
- 务 (wù): affair; business

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-wu-duty/

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