人杰

人傑
rénjié
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 outstanding person; hero among men

Examples

HSK 5
Zhūgě Liàng shì Sānguó shíqī de rénjié.
Zhuge Liang was one of the great figures of the Three Kingdoms period.
HSK 7-9
Tā wénwǔ-shuāngquán, kānchēng yídài rénjié.
Skilled in both letters and arms, he can truly be called the hero of his generation.

Tips

usage
Praise for a person of rare ability, written rather than spoken. It pairs with places in 人杰地灵 'great people and a blessed land', a compliment to a town's history, and 李清照 wrote 生当作人杰 'in life, be a hero among men'.

Stroke Order

人 rén
杰 jié