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烈士

烈士 (liè shì): Martyr / hero (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

烈士 consists of 2 characters.

intense, fiery, strong

scholar; gentleman; warrior; social stratum

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Word Info

Pinyinliè shì

Meaningmartyr / hero

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word烈士

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3.

How to Use 烈士 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 烈士 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith位

yí一

wèi位

liè烈

shì士

neutral

a martyr

Noun + Noun

liè烈

shì士

jīng精

shén神

formal

martyr's spirit

Verb + Objectwith纪念

jì纪

niàn念

liè烈

shì士

Adjective + Nounwith革命

gé革

mìng命

liè烈

shì士

4.

Example Sentences with 烈士

tā他

shì是

liè烈

shì士

。

He is a martyr.

liè烈

shì士

líng陵

yuán园

formal

martyr's cemetery

formal

commemorate martyrs

formal

revolutionary martyr

zhè这

wèi位

liè烈

shì士

de的

yīng英

yǒng勇

shì事

jì迹

，

zhì至

jīn今

réng仍

zài在

mín民

jiān间

guǎng广

wèi为

chuán传

sòng颂

。

The heroic deeds of this martyr are still widely celebrated among the people to this day.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

zhè这

xiē些

wú无

míng名

liè烈

shì士

tóng同

yàng样

zhí值

dé得

bèi被

míng铭

jì记

ma吗

？

Don't you think these unknown martyrs are equally worthy of being remembered?

qīng清

míng明

jié节

shí时

，

rén人

men们

huì会

qù去

liè烈

shì士

líng陵

yuán园

sǎo扫

mù墓

。

During Qingming Festival, people visit martyrs' cemeteries to pay respects.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

chuán传

tǒng统

yì意

yì义

shàng上

de的

liè烈

shì士

，

dàn但

tā他

de的

fèng奉

xiàn献

jīng精

shén神

tóng同

yàng样

chóng崇

gāo高

。

He is not a martyr in the traditional sense, but his spirit of dedication is equally noble.

wǒ我

men们

miǎn缅

huái怀

liè烈

shì士

，

bù不

jǐn仅

shì是

wèi为

le了

jì纪

niàn念

，

gèng更

shì是

wèi为

le了

chuán传

chéng承

tā他

men们

de的

jīng精

shén神

。

We commemorate the martyrs not only to remember them, but also to carry forward their spirit.

zhè这

wèi位

liè烈

shì士

zài在

zhàn战

zhēng争

zhōng中

yīng英

yǒng勇

xī牺

shēng牲

，

tā他

de的

shì事

jì迹

jī激

lì励

le了

hěn很

duō多

rén人

。

This martyr bravely sacrificed his life in the war, and his deeds have inspired many people.

wǒ我

yé爷

ye爷

cháng常

gěi给

wǒ我

jiǎng讲

nà那

wèi位

liè烈

shì士

zài在

kùn困

jìng境

zhōng中

jiān坚

shǒu守

xìn信

niàn念

de的

gù故

shì事

。

My grandfather often tells me the story of how that martyr held fast to his beliefs in adversity.

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绅士

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HSK 6