成仁取义 chéngrénqǔyì to die for a just cause Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 成仁 chéngrén to die for a righteous cause To practice benevolence by sacrificing one's life for a just cause; often used in the context of 杀身成仁 shāshēnchéngrén.取义 取義 qǔyì to die for justice to sacrifice one's life for a righteous cause or for justice; also written as 求义 qiúyì