martyr; person with great ambition
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
martyr; person who dies for a just cause
formalA formal and honorific term, often used in contexts of war, revolution, and public service. It is associated with high respect and memorialization.
Rén人
mín民
yǒng永
yuǎn远
míng铭
jì记
gé革
mìng命
liè烈
shì士
de的
yīng英
yǒng勇
xī牺
shēng牲
。
The people will forever remember the heroic sacrifices of the revolutionary martyrs.
Qīng清
míng明
jié节
，
wǒ我
men们
qù去
liè烈
shì士
líng陵
yuán园
sǎo扫
mù墓
。
On Qingming Festival, we go to the martyrs' cemetery to pay our respects.
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Tā他
bèi被
zhuī追
rèn认
wéi为
liè烈
shì士
。
He was posthumously recognized as a martyr.
noun
person of high ambition; heroic individual
literaryA classical literary usage, describing someone with lofty aspirations to achieve great deeds. Often found in classical poetry and texts.
Liè烈
shì士
mù暮
nián年
，
zhuàng壮
xīn心
bù不
yǐ已
。
A heroic man in his twilight years still has a heart full of ambition.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
wèi位
xiōng胸
huái怀
tiān天
xià下
de的
liè烈
shì士
。
He is a heroic individual with aspirations for the world.