彪炳

biāobǐng
verb #92,314

Meanings

  1. 1 to shine brightly (of deeds, in history)
  2. 2 glorious; splendid

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tāmen de yīngxióng shìjì jiāng biāobǐng shǐcè.
Their heroic deeds will shine forever in the annals of history.
HSK 7-9
Zhèng Hé qī xià Xīyáng de zhuàngjǔ biāobǐng qiānqiū.
Zheng He's seven voyages to the Western Ocean are a feat that shines through the ages.

Tips

usage
A solemn written word for achievements that will be remembered forever, almost always in 彪炳史册 'to shine in the annals of history' or 彪炳千秋 'to shine for a thousand autumns'. 彪 is the stripes on a tiger and 炳 is 'bright', so the image is a dazzling pattern.

Stroke Order

彪 biāo
炳 bǐng