Meaning
brave
Chinese: 勇敢。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yong” becomes a different word in each tone. 勇 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave; courageous
- 勇气yǒng qìcourage
- 英勇yīng yǒngheroic; gallant; valiant
- 勇于yǒng yúto dare to; to be brave enough to
- 见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéi(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action
Example Sentence
遇到困难，我们要勇敢面对。Yù dào kùn nán, wǒ men yào yǒng gǎn miàn duì.When facing difficulties, we should be brave.
遇到Yù dàoto meet困难kùn nándifficult，我们wǒ menwe要yàoto want勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave面对miàn duìto face。