无名英雄 (wú míng yīng xióng) — unsung hero; unknown hero (a person who contributes selflessly without seeking recognition)
Definition
A hero whose name is not known or celebrated. The emphasis is on selflessness without public recognition — ordinary people doing extraordinary things quietly.
noun
unsung herounknown hero (a person who contributes selflessly without seeking recognition)
Examples
- 无名英雄，。Zhè zuò chéng shì yǒu yí kuài wú míng yīng xióng jì niàn bēi, jì niàn nà xiē wèi hé píng xiàn chū shēng mìng de rén.This city has a monument to unknown heroes, commemorating those who gave their lives for peace.
- ，无名英雄。Měi tiān líng chén gōng zuò de qīng jié gōng, shì wǒ men shēn biān zhēn zhèng de wú míng yīng xióng.The sanitation workers who work in the early morning are the true unknown heroes around us.
- ，无名英雄。Tā mò mò zī zhù pín kùn xué shēng èr shí nián, dà jiā dōu chēng tā wèi wú míng yīng xióng.He quietly sponsored poor students for twenty years, and everyone calls him an unknown hero.
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