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Hero (of a novel or film) in Chinese: 主人公 (zhǔ rén gōng)

zhǔ rén gōng

hero (of a novel or film)

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Definitions

  1. 1hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄨˇ

zhǔ

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这部小说的主人公很勇敢。

    zhè bù xiǎo shuō de zhǔ rén gōng hěn yǒng gǎn。

    The protagonist of this novel is very brave.

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Related words

人

rén

person

公

gōng

public

主

zhǔ

owner

公斤

gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

公司

gōng sī

company

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

别人

bié ren

other people

公园

gōng yuán

park (for public recreation)

客人

kè rén

visitor

主要

zhǔ yào

main

公里

gōng lǐ

kilometer

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