英雄传

英雄傳
yīngxióngzhuàn
noun #35,581

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 heroic biography
  2. 2 the legend / tale of (a hero)

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè bù diànyǐng xiàng yī bù xiàndài yīngxióngzhuàn.
This film feels like a modern heroic epic.
HSK 7-9
《 Shè diāo Yīngxióngzhuàn 》 shì Jīn Yōng de jīngdiǎn zuòpǐn.
The Legend of the Condor Heroes is one of Jin Yong's classic works.

Tips

culture
英雄传 most famously appears in 《射雕英雄传》 (The Legend of the Condor Heroes) by 金庸, the foundational wuxia novel. The structure 名词 + ('Noun + zhuan') is a classical biography-title pattern, e.g. 《水浒传》 (Water Margin). Note is read zhuàn (4th tone) when meaning 'biography', not chuán.

Stroke Order

yīng
xióng
chuán