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大侠 (dà xiá) — chivalrous hero; knight-errant (in wuxia fiction); (term of address, respectful) hero; master

Definition

A 侠 is a chivalrous martial-arts hero; the 大 prefix marks a great or legendary one, typically in wuxia fiction. Also used as a respectful address to a skilled or admired person.

noun
chivalrous heroknight-errant (in wuxia fiction)(term of address, respectful) heromaster
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 大侠。
    Jīn yōng xiǎo shuō lǐ yǒu hěn duō dà xiá.
    There are many chivalrous heroes in Jin Yong's novels.
  • 大侠，！
    dà xiá, Qǐng shòu wǒ yí bài!
    Hero, please accept my bow!
  • 大侠，。
    Zhè wèi dà xiá wǔ gōng gāo qiáng, xíng xiá zhàng yì.
    This chivalrous hero has superb martial arts and helps the weak.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàgreat
侠xiáchivalrous hero

大 (great) and 侠 (chivalrous hero) combine to mean a great hero.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Open 大 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 侠 →
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