骁勇

驍勇
xiāoyǒng
adjective #35,477

Meanings

  1. 1 valiant
  2. 2 fierce and brave (especially of warriors)
  3. 3 bold and martial

Examples

Tā shì yí wèi xiāoyǒng-shànzhàn de jiāngjūn.
He is a valiant general, skilled in battle.
Hàndài xiāoyǒng de qíbīng lìng Xiōngnú wénfēng-sàngdǎn.
The valiant cavalry of the Han dynasty struck terror into the Xiongnu.

Tips

usage
骁勇 is a literary adjective almost exclusively applied to warriors, generals, and martial figures. The character originally meant 'a fine warhorse' (note the horse radical), so 骁勇 carries the imagery of a fierce, mounted fighter. Common collocation: 骁勇善战 ('valiant and skilled in combat').

Stroke Order

xiāo
yǒng