先烈

xiānliè

noun #59,319

Meanings

1 martyrs
2 fallen heroes of an earlier generation

Characters

earlier; departed

Examples

HSK 6

今天的和平生活是无数先烈用生命换来的。

Jīntiān de hépíng shēnghuó shì wúshù xiānliè yòng shēngmìng huànlái de.

Today's peaceful life was paid for with the lives of countless martyrs.

HSK 7-9

清明节，学生们去烈士陵园祭奠革命先烈。

Qīngmíngjié, xuéshengmen qù lièshìlíngyuán jìdiàn gémìng xiānliè.

At Qingming the students go to the martyrs' cemetery to honour the revolutionary martyrs.

Tips

usage

先 'earlier; departed' + 烈 'heroic'. 先烈 looks back at the fallen of earlier times and nearly always comes as 革命先烈; a martyr in general, including a recent one, is 烈士.

Stroke Order

先 xiān

烈 liè