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英雄

yīng xióng · ying xiong

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HSK 6Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. hero
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Superhero party

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)为什么(wèishénme)穿(chuān)这么(zhème)大(dà)的(de)披风(pīfēng)？

    Why are you wearing such a big cape today?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)是(shì)英雄(yīngxióng)！今天(jīntiān)是(shì)化装(huàzhuāng)派对(pàiduì)。

    I'm a hero! Today is a costume party.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)英雄(yīngxióng)？

    What kind of hero?

  4. Dengdeng

    超级(chāojí)英雄(yīngxióng)，我(wǒ)能(néng)飞(fēi)。

    A superhero. I can fly.

  5. Liangliang

    英雄(yīngxióng)，请(qǐng)你(nǐ)先(xiān)把(bǎ)披风(pīfēng)从(cóng)门(mén)上(shàng)拿(ná)下来(xiàlai)。

    Hero, please take your cape off the door first.

  6. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)英雄(yīngxióng)也(yě)会(huì)被(bèi)门(mén)夹住(jiāzhù)。

    So even heroes can get caught in a door.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)以(yǐ)为(wéi)他(tā)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)英(yīng)雄(xióng)，原(yuán)来(lái)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)叛(pàn)徒(tú)。

We had thought that he was a hero, but he turned out to be a traitor.

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02

那(nà)位(wèi)消(xiāo)防(fáng)员(yuán)冒(mào)着(zhe)大(dà)火(huǒ)救(jiù)出(chū)孩(hái)子(zi)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)称(chēng)他(tā)是(shì)英(yīng)雄(xióng)。

That firefighter risked the blaze to rescue the child, and everyone calls him a hero.

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