- 义务教育 yìwùjiàoyù compulsory educationEducation that children and teenagers are required by law to receive and which the state, society, and family must provide.
- 义务劳动 yìwùláodòng voluntary laborWork or labor performed voluntarily without pay or compensation
- 义务兵 yìwùbīng conscriptA soldier serving in the military under a system of mandatory service; a draftee.
- 尽义务 jìnyìwù to do one's dutyTo fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; to do what is required by one's position or status.
- 义务兵役制 yìwùbīngyìzhì conscriptioncompulsory military service; a system where citizens are required by law to serve in the military for a certain period of time
- 民事义务 mínshìyìwù civil obligationA legal requirement that a person or organization must fulfill based on law or private agreement; failure to perform results in civil liability. Used in contrast to [[民事权利|民事權利|min2 shi4 quan2 li4]].
- 纳税义务 nàshuìyìwù obligation to pay taxesThe legal duty of a person or entity to pay taxes; rateability
- 义务工 yìwùgōng voluntary laborvoluntary labor service; community service done without pay
- 义务工作 yìwùgōngzuò voluntary workwork done voluntarily without pay or volunteer services
- 义务工作者 yìwùgōngzuòzhě volunteervolunteer; voluntary worker
- 全民义务植树日 quánmínyìwùzhíshùrì Arbor DayNational Tree Planting Day in China, held annually on March 12th; also known as [[植树节|植樹節|zhi2 shu4 jie2]]
- 公民义务 gōngmínyìwù citizen's dutycivil obligation; the legal or moral duties of a citizen