英豪

yīngháo

noun #37,552

Measure Word

一位英豪 wèi

Meanings

1 heroes
2 outstanding figures
3 people of exceptional courage and ability

Characters

outstanding; hero

Examples

天下英豪都聚集在这里。

Tiānxià yīngháo dōu jùjí zài zhèlǐ.

Heroes from all over the land have gathered here.

她是巾帼英豪。

Tā shì jīnguó yīngháo.

She is a heroine among women.

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英豪 is literary and elevated, common in martial-arts novels (武侠小说), historical drama, and rhetoric. The Xinhua dictionary glosses it as both 英雄豪杰 ('heroes and gallant figures') and a person of superb martial skill. In casual modern speech, 英雄 (yīngxióng) is far more common.

Stroke Order

英 yīng

豪 háo