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xióng

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Definitions

  1. 1. male
  2. 2. staminate
  3. 3. grand
  4. 4. imposing
  5. 5. powerful
  6. 6. mighty
  7. 7. person or state having great power and influence

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 雄

雄鸡
xióng jī

rooster

扬雄
yáng xióng

Yang Xiong (53 BC-18 AD), scholar, poet and lexicographer, author of the first Chinese dialect dictionary 方言[fāng yán]

雄风
xióng fēng

vigor

民雄
mín xióng

Minxiong or Minhsiung Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

王力雄
wáng lì xióng

Wang Lixiong (1953-), Chinese writer, author of Yellow Peril 黃禍|黄祸[huáng huò]

决一雌雄
jué yī cí xióng

see 一決雌雄|一决雌雄[yī jué cí xióng]

雄酯酮
xióng zhǐ tóng

male hormone

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)

顾盼自雄
gù pàn zì xióng

to strut about feeling complacent (idiom)

雄鹰
xióng yīng

male eagle; tercel

事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn

facts speak louder than words (idiom)

雄辩家
xióng biàn jiā

orator

枭雄
xiāo xióng

ambitious and ruthless character

雄赳赳
xióng jiū jiū

valiantly

雄才大略
xióng cái dà lüe4

great skill and strategy

大雄
dà xióng

great hero

雄县
xióng xiàn

Xiong county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

雄健
xióng jiàn

vigorous

雄兽
xióng shòu

male animal

陈可雄
chén kě xióng

Chen Kexiong (1950-), novelist

雄蜂
xióng fēng

drone (bee)

雄猫
xióng māo

F-14 Tomcat

雄踞
xióng jù

to be perched high

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

Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

英雄
yīng xióng

hero

当雄县
dāng xióng xiàn

Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet

英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüe4 tóng

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

雄黄
xióng huáng

realgar

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.

高雄县
gāo xióng xiàn

Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong county in southwest Taiwan

争雄
zhēng xióng

to contend for supremacy

雄伟
xióng wěi

grand

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)

雄黄酒
xióng huáng jiǔ

realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[duān wǔ jié])

纳赫雄
nà hè xióng

Nahshon (name)

有雄心
yǒu xióng xīn

ambitious

雌雄异色
cí xióng yì sè

sexual coloration

雄厚
xióng hòu

robust

楚雄彝族自治州
chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu

Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市[chǔ xióng shì]

南雄市
nán xióng shì

Nanxiong, county-level city in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong

南雄
nán xióng

Nanxiong, county-level city in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong

镇雄县
zhèn xióng xiàn

Zhenxiong county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

战国七雄
zhàn guó qī xióng

Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齊|齐[qí], 楚[chǔ], 燕[yān], 韓|韩[hán], 趙|赵[zhào], 魏[wèi] and 秦[qín]

雄辩
xióng biàn

eloquent

奸雄
jiān xióng

person who seeks advancement by any means

雄浑
xióng hún

vigorous

雄狮
xióng shī

male lion

雄安新区
xióng ān xīn qū

Xiong'an New Area, a state-level new area in the Baoding area of Hebei, established in 2017

一决雌雄
yī jué cí xióng

to have a showdown; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship

雄起
xióng qǐ

(cry of encouragement)

群雄逐鹿
qún xióng zhú lù

great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy

雄性
xióng xìng

male

雄心勃勃
xióng xīn bó bó

aggressive and grand (idiom); ambitious

高雄
gāo xióng

Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan

雄图
xióng tú

grandiose plan

雌雄
cí xióng

male and female

楚雄市
chǔ xióng shì

Chuxiong, county-level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu] in central Yunnan

楚雄
chǔ xióng

Chuxiong, county-level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu] in central Yunnan

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]

雄激素
xióng jī sù

male hormone

民雄乡
mín xióng xiāng

Minxiong or Minhsiung Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

雄马
xióng mǎ

male horse

当雄
dāng xióng

Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet

雌雄同体人
cí xióng tóng tǐ rén

a hermaphrodite

圣雄
shèng xióng

sage hero

雄体
xióng tǐ

male of a species

英雄式
yīng xióng shì

heroic

雌雄同体
cí xióng tóng tǐ

hermaphrodite

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

雄壮
xióng zhuàng

majestic

大雄宝殿
dà xióng bǎo diàn

Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄[dà xióng]

高雄市
gāo xióng shì

Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city in south Taiwan

无名英雄
wú míng yīng xióng

unnamed hero

雄心
xióng xīn

great ambition

英雄救美
yīng xióng jiù měi

heroic rescue of a damsel in distress

雄性激素
xióng xìng jī sù

male hormone

雄安
xióng ān

Xiong'an New Area, a state-level new area in the Baoding area of Hebei, established in 2017

雄鹿
xióng lù

Milwaukee Bucks (NBA team)

雌雄同体性
cí xióng tóng tǐ xìng

hermaphroditism

雄配子
xióng pèi zǐ

male gamete

雄蕊
xióng ruǐ

stamen (male part of flower)

群雄
qún xióng

outstanding heroes

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

雄长
xióng zhǎng

fierce and ambitious character

镇雄
zhèn xióng

Zhenxiong county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan