勇猛 (yǒng měng) — brave and fierce | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

brave and fierce

Examples

勇猛。
Tā shì yí wèi yǒng měng de zhàn shì.
He is a brave and fierce warrior.
勇猛。
Nà zhī gǒu kàn qǐ lái fēi cháng yǒng měng.
That dog looks very brave and fierce.
勇猛，。
Tā de xìng gé yǒng měng, cóng bú tuì suō.
His personality is brave and fierce, never backing down.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

'勇' and '猛' combine to mean brave and fierce.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

甬力勇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrong

Sound part声符shēngfú

甬

甬yǒng勇yǒng

Same sound today

勇 pairs 甬, which gives the sound, with 力, a strength part, to mean brave and strong.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

孟

Same sound today

猛 pairs 犬 (dog) with 孟, and 孟 gives the sound.

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