勇于

勇於
yǒngyú
verb HSK 7-9 #15,108

Meanings

  1. 1 to have the courage to; to be brave enough to

Characters

Literally 'brave in (doing something)' - having the courage to take action.

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒmen yào yǒngyú chéngrèn cuòwù.
We should have the courage to admit mistakes.
HSK 5
Niánqīngrén yīnggāi yǒngyú chángshì xīn shìwù.
Young people should be brave enough to try new things.

Tips

grammar
勇于 follows the pattern X where X is an adjective and introduces what it applies to: 善于 ('good at'), 乐于 ('willing to'), 敢于 ('dare to'). These are all slightly formal - in casual speech you'd just say ('dare to') instead of 勇于.

Stroke Order

yǒng