勇
往
直
前

To advance bravely in Chinese: 勇往直前 (yǒng wǎng zhí qián)

yǒng wǎng zhí qián

to advance bravely

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to advance bravely

Stroke order

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勇
往
直
前

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄥˇ

yǒng

ㄩ/ üㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄨㄤˇ

wǎng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄓˊ

zhí

ㄓ/ zhˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 遇到困难时，我们要勇往直前。

    yù dào kùn nán shí， wǒ men yào yǒng wǎng zhí qián。

    When we meet difficulties, we should press bravely forward.

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Related words

往

wǎng

to go (in a direction)

直

zhí

straight

前

qián

front

前面

qián miàn

ahead

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

以前

yǐ qián

before

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

往往

wǎng wǎng

usually

勇敢

yǒng gǎn

brave

直接

zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

从前

cóng qián

previously

简直

jiǎn zhí

simply

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