英雄本色 (yīngxióng-běnsè): true character of a hero

Meanings

1 true character of a hero
2 a hero's essential nature

Characters

英

Examples

临危不乱，这才是英雄本色。

Lín wēi bù luàn, zhè cái shì yīngxióngběnsè.

Staying calm in danger — that's a hero's true character.

他在危急关头挺身而出，尽显英雄本色。

Tā zài wēijí guāntóu tǐngshēn'érchū, jìn xiǎn yīngxióngběnsè.

He stepped forward at a critical moment, showing his true heroic nature.

Tips

culture

Also the title of John Woo's 1986 Hong Kong crime film 《英雄本色》 (A Better Tomorrow), a landmark of the 'heroic bloodshed' genre starring Chow Yun-fat.

In Pop Culture

英雄本色 Yīngxióngběnsè

A Better Tomorrow

John Woo's 1986 film that redefined Hong Kong action cinema and made Chow Yun-fat an icon.

Stroke Order

英 yīng

雄 xióng

本 běn

色 sè

Related Words

英雄 yīngxióng HSK 6 #1,079

hero; heroine / heroic; brave and outstanding

本色 běnsè HSK 7-9 #10,023

true colors / natural qualities / distinctive character

本性 běnxìng HSK 7-9 #5,804

natural instincts / inherent nature / true character

英 yīng #4,121

hero; outstanding; brave / English; British; Britain / flower; petal

本质 běnzhì HSK 6 #5,644

essence; nature; intrinsic quality / essential; fundamental

英俊 yīngjùn HSK 7-9 #4,313

handsome / good-looking

英寸 yīngcùn #3,664

inch (unit of measurement)

英镑 yīngbàng HSK 7-9 #5,610

British pound / pound sterling

本来面目 běnlái-miànmù #22,194

true colors / true nature / original face / one's real self

英尺 yīngchǐ #1,857

foot (unit of length) / feet