贞烈 zhēnliè chaste and firm Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zhēnliè chaste and firm 贞 貞 zhēn chaste (bound form) chaste; virtuous; traditionally referring to a woman remaining faithful to her husband or refusing to remarry烈 liè strong-willed (bound form) staunch; upright; stern; having a firm or unyielding characterzhēnliè virtuous widow 贞 貞 zhēn chaste (bound form) chaste; virtuous; traditionally referring to a woman remaining faithful to her husband or refusing to remarry烈 liè noun to die for a cause (bound form) to sacrifice one's life for a just or noble cause; also refers to a person who has made such a sacrifice, such as a martyr