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英雄

yīng xióng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. hero

Example Sentences

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我是個 英雄
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 826001)
亂世出 英雄
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6316781)
我們是 英雄
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9155254)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 英雄

英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān

even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)

孤胆英雄
gū dǎn yīng xióng

solitary hero

儿女英雄传
ér nǚ yīng xióng zhuàn

The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[wén kāng]

英雄式
yīng xióng shì

heroic

人民英雄纪念碑
rén mín yīng xióng jì niàn bēi

Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

射雕英雄传
shè diāo yīng xióng zhuàn

Legend of the Condor Heroes, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[jīn yōng] and its screen adaptations

英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüe4 tóng

lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.

无名英雄
wú míng yīng xióng

unnamed hero

英雄好汉
yīng xióng hǎo hàn

heroes

时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng

Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

英雄救美
yīng xióng jiù měi

heroic rescue of a damsel in distress

老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋
lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn

If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)

英雄联盟
yīng xióng lián méng

League of Legends (video game)

反英雄
fǎn yīng xióng

antihero

英雄无用武之地
yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì

a hero with no chance of using his might

民族英雄
mín zú yīng xióng

national hero