雄 (xióng) — (bound form) male (used in compounds for biological sex); (bound form) grand; imposing; powerful; mighty (used in compounds for scale, strength, or heroism)
Definition
A bound form (only used in compounds). Combines with nouns to mean 'male' (生物, as in 雄狮 'male lion') or 'grand / heroic / mighty' (雄伟, 英雄) — a grand, powerful quality of scale, strength, or heroism.
bound form
(bound form) male (used in compounds for biological sex)(bound form) grandimposingpowerfulmighty (used in compounds for scale, strength, or heroism)
Examples
- 。Nà zhī xióng shī kàn qǐ lái fēi cháng wēi wǔ.That male lion looks very majestic.
- 。Zhè zuò jiàn zhù zhēn shì xióng wěi zhuàng guān.This building is truly magnificent and grand.
- 。Tā shì yí wèi liǎo bù qǐ de yīng xióng.He is an extraordinary hero.
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