赫赫 (hè hè) — illustrious, majestic, brilliant (literary, reduplicated adjective)
Definition
A literary, bound reduplicated adjective used to intensify 'illustrious, brilliant' (as in 赫赫有名, 战功赫赫). Far more formal and written than everyday 著名 or 伟大.
bound form
illustriousmajesticbrilliant (literary, reduplicated adjective)
Examples
- 。Tā chū shēn yú yí gè hè hè yǒu míng de jiā zú.He was born into an illustrious family.
- 赫赫。Zhè wèi jiāng jūn de hè hè zhàn gōng ràng suǒ yǒu rén jìng pèi.This general's brilliant military achievements made everyone admire him.
- 赫赫。Lì shǐ shàng hè hè yì shí de dì guó zuì zhōng yě shuāi luò le.The once-glorious empire in history eventually declined.
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