outstanding talent; hero; wise person
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
person of outstanding talent; hero; wise and able person
formalOften used in formal or literary contexts. Commonly appears in the idiom 识时务者为俊杰.
Shí识
shí时
wù务
zhě者
wéi为
jùn俊
jié杰
。
A wise man submits to circumstances.
Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
men们
zhè这
gè个
shí时
dài代
bù不
kě可
duō多
dé得
de的
jùn俊
jié杰
。
He is a rare talent of our era.
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Luàn乱
shì世
chū出
jùn俊
jié杰
，
zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
zài在
zhàn战
luàn乱
zhōng中
zhǎn展
xiàn现
chū出
fēi非
fán凡
de的
lǐng领
dǎo导
cái才
néng能
。
Turbulent times produce heroes; this general displayed extraordinary leadership during the war.