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荣耀

róngyào

glorious; honourable; glory

A person on a small podium raises a large red medal on a ribbon
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Characters in this word

荣 róng

Strokes
9
Radical
艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 荣

耀 yào

Strokes
20
Radical
羽 — feather, plume
Made of
光 light 翟 long-tailed pheasant
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 耀

Example phrases

  • 对于一名医生来说,抢救生命比获得任何荣耀都更重要。 Duìyú yì míng yīshēng lái shuō, qiǎngjiù shēngmìng bǐ huòdé rènhé róngyào dōu gèng zhòngyào. For a doctor, saving lives is more important than gaining any glory.
  • 他为团队赢得了无上的荣耀。 Tā wèi tuánduì yíngdéle wúshàng de róngyáo. He won the highest honour for the team.
  • 冠军的荣耀背后是多年的汗水。 Guànjūn de róngyáo bèihòu shì duōnián de hànshuǐ. Behind a champion's glory lie years of sweat.

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