奋 fèn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
奋勇
fènyǒng
to act bravely; to fight courageously
Characters in this word
勇 yǒng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- Made of
- 甬 path 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面对突发山火，消防队员奋勇扑救，直到控制住主要火线。 Miànduì tūfā shānhuǒ, xiāofáng duìyuán fènyǒng pūjiù, zhídào kòngzhì zhù zhǔyào huǒxiàn. Facing a sudden wildfire, the firefighters battled bravely until the main fire line was brought under control.
- 同学们奋勇争先，都想第一个冲过终点线。 Tóngxuémen fènyǒng zhēngxiān, dōu xiǎng dì yī gè chōng guò zhōngdiǎnxiàn. The classmates strove bravely to get ahead, each wanting to be the first across the finish line.
- 他奋勇跳进河里，把落水的孩子救了上来。 Tā fènyǒng tiào jìn hé lǐ, bǎ luòshuǐ de háizi jiù le shànglái. He bravely jumped into the river and pulled the child who had fallen in out of the water.
Related words
- 奋斗 fèndòu to struggle; to work hard
- 兴奋 xīngfèn excited
- 勤奋 qínfèn hardworking
- 奋力 fènlì with all one's strength; to exert oneself
- 兴奋剂 xīngfènjì stimulant; performance-enhancing drug
- 振奋 zhènfèn inspiring; heartening; to inspire
- 英勇 yīngyǒng heroic; brave
- 勇敢 yǒnggǎn brave
- 勇气 yǒngqì courage
- 勇于 yǒngyú to be brave enough to
- 见义勇为 jiànyìyǒngwéi to act bravely for a just cause
- 勇往直前 yǒngwǎngzhíqián to advance bravely; to press forward courageously