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奋勇 (fèn yǒng) — to act with courage and determination; dauntless

Definition

奋勇 is an adverbial verb meaning to push forward with dauntless courage (e.g. 奋勇前进). It emphasizes bravery in action, unlike 勇于 which marks being brave enough to attempt something, and 奋斗 which stresses sustained striving toward a goal.

verb
to act with courage and determinationdauntless

Examples

  • ，奋勇。
    Zài kùn nan miàn qián, wǒ men yào fèn yǒng qián jìn.
    In the face of difficulties, we must advance with courage.
  • 奋勇，。
    Tā fèn yǒng pīn bó, zuì zhōng yíng dé le bǐ sài.
    He fought with dauntless determination and finally won the competition.
  • 奋勇，。
    Duì yuán men fèn yǒng zhēng xiān, wèi tuán duì zhēng qǔ róng yù.
    The team members vied with courage to win honor for the team.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

奋fènexert
勇yǒngcourage

奋勇 puts 奋 (exert) with 勇 (courage) to mean acting bravely.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 奮; 奋 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 奮 pairs 奞, a bird, with 田, a field, to show a bird spreading its wings to fly; the simplified 奋 is a later abbreviation.

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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
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.

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