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飒

Character · Onomatopoeia · AdjectiveTraditional颯

sound of wind; brave and heroic

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

rustling sound; soughing of wind

Often reduplicated as 飒飒 to describe the sound of wind blowing through trees or the air.

Qiū秋
fēng风
sà飒
sà飒
 。

The autumn wind rustles.

Bái白
yáng杨
shù树
zài在
fēng风
zhōng中
sà飒
sà飒
zuò作
xiǎng响
 。

The poplar trees rustle in the wind.

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Sà飒
sà飒
xī西
fēng风
mǎn满
yuàn院
zāi栽
 。

The soughing west wind blows, filling the courtyard with planted trees.

2.

adjective

brave; valiant; heroic and spirited

Commonly used in the compound 飒爽 to describe a smart, brave, and energetic appearance, especially of soldiers or women in military attire.

Yīng英
zī姿
sà飒
shuǎng爽
 。

Heroic and gallant bearing.

Nǚ女
zhàn战
shì士
men们
yīng英
zī姿
sà飒
shuǎng爽
de地
zǒu走
guò过
Tiān天
ān安
mén门
 。

The female soldiers passed Tiananmen with a brave and heroic bearing.

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Tā他
qí骑
zhe着
mǎ马
 ,
xiǎn显
de得
tè特
bié别
sà飒
shuǎng爽
 。

He looked particularly valiant riding the horse.