brave in Chinese

How to write 勇敢

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勇敢 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 4. An upper-intermediate band covering a wider range of everyday and work topics.

勇敢 in a sentence

• 他tā是shì一yī个gè勇yǒng敢gǎn的de人rén。

  He is a brave person.

• 勇yǒng敢gǎn的de孩hái子zi不bù怕pà黑hēi。

  Brave kids are not afraid of the dark.

• 她tā勇yǒng敢gǎn地dì面miàn对duì困kùn难nán。

  She faces difficulties bravely.

勇敢 vs 勇气 vs 大胆

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 勇气 yǒng qì courage

  The noun — 鼓起勇气 'muster up courage'. 勇敢 is the adjective 'brave'.

• 大胆 dà dǎn bold

  'Big-gall' — daring, sometimes too daring (a bold question). 勇敢 is virtuous bravery.