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勇往直前 (yǒng wǎng zhí qián): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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勇往直前

勇往直前 (yǒng wǎng zhí qián): Forge ahead courageously / march forward bravely (verb/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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勇 • yǒng • brave, courageous, valiant

yǒng勇

brave, courageous, valiant

往 • wǎng • towards • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

wǎng往

towards

直 • zhí • straight; direct • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhí直

straight; direct

前 • qián • front, forward, ahead, before • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

qián前

front, forward, ahead, before

Word Info

Pinyinyǒng wǎng zhí qián

Meaningforge ahead courageously / march forward bravely

Characters4

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

Syntaxverb/idiom

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 勇往直前.

Words with 勇

勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave
勇气yǒng qìcourage; nerve
勇于yǒng yúbe brave in; be bold in; have the courage to
英勇yīng yǒngheroic; valiant; courageous
见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéiact bravely for a just cause
奋勇fèn yǒngBrave and resolute
勇士yǒng shìwarrior; brave person
勇猛yǒng měngbrave and fierce

Words with 往

往往wǎng wǎngoften
交往jiāo wǎngbe in contact with; associate with
前往qián wǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
往返wǎng fǎngo there and back; come and go

Words with 直

一直yī zhístraight on; always
直到zhí dàountil
直接zhí jiēdirect
简直jiǎn zhísimply

Words with 前

前面qián miànfront
以前yǐ qiánbefore
前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
前年qián niánthe year before last

以往

yǐ wǎng

before; formerly; previously; in the past

向往xiàng wǎngyearn for; look forward to

往事wǎng shìhistory; the past

往后wǎng hòufrom now on

垂直

chuí zhí

perpendicular; vertical

直径zhí jìngcalibre

直播zhí bōdirect broadcast; live telecast

理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngbe bold and straight; be courageous with sufficient reason

面前

miàn qián

in front of

之前zhī qiánbefore

前后qián hòuaround

前方qián fāngahead

4.

How to Use 勇往直前 in Sentences

Verb + Objectwith需要

xū需

yào要

yǒng勇

wǎng往

zhí直

qián前

neutral

need to forge ahead

Adverb + Verb

jì继

xù续

yǒng勇

wǎng往

zhí直

qián前

Adjective + Nounwith精神

yǒng勇

wǎng往

zhí直

qián前

de的

jīng精

shén神

5.

Example Sentences with 勇往直前

tā他

yǒng勇

wǎng往

zhí直

qián前

dì地

neutral

continue to forge ahead

yǒng勇

wǎng往

zhí直

qián前

de地

qián前

jìn进

formalWritten

advance courageously

formal

the spirit of forging ahead

pǎo

跑

。

He runs forward bravely.

jí即

biàn便

qián前

lù路

bù布

mǎn满

jīng荆

jí棘

，

wǒ我

men们

yě也

yào要

yǒng勇

wǎng往

zhí直

qián前

。

Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, we must forge ahead courageously.

zài在

xué学

xí习

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

men们

yào要

yǒng勇

wǎng往

zhí直

qián前

，

bù不

pà怕

kùn困

nán难

。

In learning, we should forge ahead bravely and not fear difficulties.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yí一

wèi味

dì地

yǒng勇

wǎng往

zhí直

qián前

，

ér而

shì是

shěn审

shí时

duó度

shì势

，

tiáo调

zhěng整

le了

cè策

lüè略

。

He didn't just forge ahead blindly; instead, he sized up the situation and adjusted his strategy.

miàn面

duì对

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

tā他

xuǎn选

zé择

yǒng勇

wǎng往

zhí直

qián前

，

zuì最

zhōng终

qǔ取

dé得

le了

chéng成

gōng功

。

Facing challenges, he chose to press forward courageously and eventually achieved success.