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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

勇气 [yǒngqì]
  1. 1. noun courage

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

勇气 [yǒngqì]
  1. 1. courage; nerve; spirit; strength; grit; pluck
    鼓起勇气
    pluck up (or muster) one's courage
    见她满脸的不高兴,我没有勇气再问下去。
    She looked so displeased that I didn't have the nerve to ask her further questions.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

勇气 [yǒngqì]
  1. 1. 敢作敢为、无所畏惧的气概
    鼓足勇气
    拿出勇气来。

Examples

勇气倍增
with redoubled courage
勇气过人
excel in courage
提高勇气
pluck up one's courage
他唤起了我重新活下去的勇气
我拜服于他的勇气和坚强。
I admire his courage and strong character.
想爬上这座冰峰,需要太多的勇气
It takes great courage to climb the icy mountain peak.
他在老板门前来回蹀躞,还是没有勇气提出辞职。
He paced up and down in front of his boss's door, still not brave enough to resign.
家庭的灾变并没有使他丧失生活的勇气
The sudden change in the family didn't make him lose his lust for life.

Collocations

鼓起勇气
pluck up courage
勇气倍增
to be brave enough to
莫大的勇气
great courage

Word Decomposition


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