孤胆英雄

孤膽英雄

gūdǎnyīngxióng

noun

Measure Word

一个孤胆英雄 gè

Meanings

1 lone hero
2 maverick
3 solitary hero who acts alone

Characters

alone; solitary

gall bladder; courage

Examples

他单枪匹马完成任务，简直就是孤胆英雄。

Tā dānqiāngpǐmǎ wánchéng rènwù, jiǎnzhí jiù shì gūdǎn yīngxióng.

He completed the mission single-handedly — a real lone hero.

这部电影讲的是一个孤胆英雄的故事。

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì yí ge gūdǎn yīngxióng de gùshi.

This film tells the story of a lone hero.

Tips

memory

Parse it as 孤+胆 + 英雄: 'solitary-gall hero'. 胆 (gall bladder) is the seat of courage in Chinese — a 孤胆 person has courage that needs no companions to back it up.

Stroke Order

孤 gū

胆 dǎn

英 yīng

雄 xióng