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
勇往直前
yǒngwǎngzhíqián
to advance bravely; to press forward courageously
Characters in this word
往 wǎng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
Example phrases
- 无论遇到什么困难，我们都要勇往直前。 Wúlùn yùdào shénme kùnnán, wǒmen dōu yào yǒngwǎngzhíqián. No matter what difficulties we meet, we must press forward bravely.
- 登山队员顶着风雪，一步一步勇往直前。 Dēngshān duìyuán dǐngzhe fēngxuě, yībù yībù yǒngwǎngzhíqián. Braving the wind and snow, the climbers pressed boldly forward, step by step.
- 他创业失败了好几次，却仍然勇往直前。 Tā chuàngyè shībài le hǎo jǐ cì, què réngrán yǒngwǎngzhíqián. He has failed at starting a business several times, yet he still pushes bravely ahead.
Related words
- 英勇 yīngyǒng heroic; brave
- 勇敢 yǒnggǎn brave
- 勇气 yǒngqì courage
- 勇于 yǒngyú to be brave enough to
- 奋勇 fènyǒng to act bravely; to fight courageously
- 见义勇为 jiànyìyǒngwéi to act bravely for a just cause
- 往 wǎng toward (direction)
- 交往 jiāowǎng to have contact; to associate
- 前往 qiánwǎng to go to; to head for
- 往往 wǎngwǎng often
- 以往 yǐwǎng in the past
- 来往 láiwǎng to come and go