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yǒng

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Definitions

  1. 1. brave

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13138800)

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Words Containing 勇

义勇军
yì yǒng jūn

volunteer army

勇决
yǒng jué

decisive

李敏勇
lǐ mǐn yǒng

Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet

勇于
yǒng yú

to dare to

勇往前进
yǒng wǎng qián jìn

see 勇往直前[yǒng wǎng zhí qián]

勇往直前
yǒng wǎng zhí qián

to advance bravely

勇气
yǒng qì

courage

鼓足勇气
gǔ zú yǒng qì

to summon one's courage

血气之勇
xuè qì zhī yǒng

the courage born of stirred emotions (idiom)

义勇
yì yǒng

courageous in fighting for a just cause

好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng

a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

英勇牺牲
yīng yǒng xī shēng

to heroically sacrifice one's life

阮晋勇
ruǎn jìn yǒng

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016

湘勇
xiāng yǒng

Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion

悍勇
hàn yǒng

intrepid; valiant; dauntless

勇猛
yǒng měng

brave and fierce

奋勇
fèn yǒng

dauntless

大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè

a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed

勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā

to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)

武勇
wǔ yǒng

military skills

勇武
yǒng wǔ

brave

忠勇
zhōng yǒng

loyal and brave

义勇军进行曲
yì yǒng jūn jìn xíng qǔ

March of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem)

勇士
yǒng shì

a warrior

勇略
yǒng lüe4

brave and cunning

英勇
yīng yǒng

heroic

勇悍
yǒng hàn

brave

鼓起勇气
gǔ qǐ yǒng qì

to summon one's courage

勇力
yǒng lì

courage and strength

神勇
shén yǒng

extraordinarily brave

见义勇为
jiàn yì yǒng wéi

to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth

余勇可贾
yú yǒng kě gǔ

lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work

骁勇善战
xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn

to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)

好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇
hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng

to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)

自告奋勇
zì gào fèn yǒng

to volunteer for

勇敢
yǒng gǎn

brave; courageous

白先勇
bái xiān yǒng

Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent

大勇若怯,大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú

a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent