烈士
liè shì
Pinyin

Definition

烈士
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liè shì
  1. martyr

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人士
rén shì
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 figure
  3. 3 public figure
博士
bó shì
  1. 1 doctor
  2. 2 court academician (in feudal China)
  3. 3 Ph.D.
士兵
shì bīng
  1. 1 soldier
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
女士
nu:3 shì
  1. 1 lady
  2. 2 madam
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
  4. 4 Miss
  5. 5 Ms
强烈
qiáng liè
  1. 1 intense
  2. 2 (violently) strong
战士
zhàn shì
  1. 1 fighter
  2. 2 soldier
  3. 3 warrior
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
激烈
jī liè
  1. 1 (of competition or fighting) intense
  2. 2 fierce
  3. 3 (of pain) acute
  4. 4 (of an expression of opinion) impassioned
  5. 5 vehement
  6. 6 (of a course of action) drastic
  7. 7 extreme
烈
liè
  1. 1 ardent
  2. 2 intense
  3. 3 fierce
  4. 4 stern
  5. 5 upright
  6. 6 to give one's life for a noble cause
  7. 7 exploits
  8. 8 achievements
烈日
Liè rì
  1. 1 Liege, town in Belgium
烈火
liè huǒ
  1. 1 raging inferno
  2. 2 blaze
热烈
rè liè
  1. 1 enthusiastic
  2. 2 ardent
  3. 3 warm
男士
nán shì
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 gentleman
的士
dī shì
  1. 1 taxi (loanword)
绅士
shēn shì
  1. 1 gentleman
护士
hù shi
  1. 1 nurse
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
侠士
xiá shì
  1. 1 knight-errant
刚烈
gāng liè
  1. 1 resolute and upright in character
  2. 2 unyielding
  3. 3 staunch
剧烈
jù liè
  1. 1 violent
  2. 2 acute
  3. 3 severe
  4. 4 fierce
力士
lì shì
  1. 1 strong man
  2. 2 sumo wrestler
勇士
yǒng shì
  1. 1 a warrior
  2. 2 a brave person

Idioms (10)

仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
  1. 1 those with lofty ideals (idiom)
  2. 2 men of vision
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
  1. 1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
  2. 2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
志士仁人
zhì shì rén rén
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì
  1. 1 invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì
  1. 1 to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
有识之士
yǒu shí zhī shì
  1. 1 a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
烈火干柴
liè huǒ gān chái
  1. 1 lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile
  2. 2 fig. consuming passion between lovers
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
  1. 1 the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
  2. 2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
兴高采烈
xìng gāo cǎi liè
  1. 1 happy and excited (idiom)
  2. 2 in high spirits
  3. 3 in great delight

Sample Sentences

各位同学大家好，陵园内的陈列主要反映了1840年鸦片战争以来英烈的革命历程和英勇事迹。大家都知道，没有烈士的英勇献身浴血奋战，就没有我们今天的幸福生活。
gèwèi tóngxué dàjiāhǎo ，língyuán lǐ de chénliè zhǔyào fǎnyìng le yībāsìlíngnián Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng yǐlái yīngliè de gémìng lìchéng hé yīngyǒng shìjì 。dàjiā dōu zhīdào ，méiyǒu lièshì de yīngyǒng xiànshēn yùxuè fènzhàn ，jiù méiyǒu wǒmen jīntiān de xìngfú shēnghuó 。
Students, greetings to you all. The exhibits in the Martyr's Cemetery detail the heroic deeds and revolutionary progress since the Opium War in 1840. As everybody knows, without the valiant devotion of these martyrs in bloody struggle, we wouldn't have the happy lives we have today.
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同学们，我们已经到达本次参观的目的地烈士陵园。请大家下车，在门口排成两列队伍。
tóngxuémen ，wǒmen yǐjīng dàodá běncì cānguān de mùdìdì lièshì língyuán 。qǐng dàjiā xiàchē ，zài ménkǒu pái chéng liǎng liè duìwǔ 。
Everybody, we've arrived at the destination for our tour - the Martyr's Cemetery. Everyone please get off the bus and form two lines at the entrance.
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现在请大家进入烈士纪念馆参观。在这里大家可以阅读烈士们的生平事迹，瞻仰烈士的遗像遗物，看看烈士们的血衣和遗书，以及曾加在他们身上的那些惨无人道的刑具。
xiànzài qǐng dàjiā jìnrù lièshì jìniànguǎn cānguān 。zài zhèlǐ dàjiā kěyǐ yuèdú lièshìmen de shēngpíng shìjì ，zhānyǎng lièshì de yíxiàng yíwù ，kàn kan lièshìmen de xuèyī hé yíshū ，yǐjí céng jiā zài tāmen shēnshàng de nàxiē cǎnwúréndào de xíngjù 。
Now will everyone please enter the Martyr's Memorial. Here everyone can read about the lives of the martyrs, look at their portraits and see their blood stained clothing and writings. One can also see the inhumane instruments of torture used on them.
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这位烈士还不到20岁就壮烈牺牲了，好惨。
zhè wèi lièshì hái bùdào èrshí suì jiù zhuàngliè xīshēng le ，hǎo cǎn 。
This martyr wasn't even 20 years old when she bravely sacrificed herself. It's so tragic.
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要是生活在那个时代，也许我也成了一名烈士。
yàoshì shēnghuó zài nàge shídài ，yěxǔ wǒ yě chéng le yī míng lièshì 。
If I lived in that time, perhaps I'd also become a martyr.
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现在展现在我们眼前的是一尊巨大的雕像，这就是无名英雄纪念碑。纪念碑的旁边安息着无数无名烈士。他们没有留下自己的名字，没有给家人留下遗书遗言，然而在我们所有人的心中，他们就是"英雄"！
xiànzài zhǎnxiàn zài wǒmen yǎnqián de shì yī zūn jùdà de diāoxiàng ，zhè jiùshì wúmíngyīngxióng jìniànbēi 。jìniànbēi de pángbiān ānxī zhe wúshù wúmíng lièshì 。tāmen méiyǒu liúxià zìjǐ de míngzi ，méiyǒu gěi jiārén liúxià yíshū yíyán ，ránér zài wǒmen suǒyǒurén de xīnzhōng ，tāmen jiùshì "yīngxióng "！
Now before us we can see a large statue. This is the Monument of the Unknown Heroes. Next to the Monument are the remains of countless, nameless martyrs. They didn't leave behind their names and they didn't leave any writings for their families. However, they are in our hearts; they are “heroes”!
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今天参观了烈士陵园，大家心里一定有很多感触，那么今天的作业就是写一篇参观后的感想。周一开班会的时候交流。好，今天的参观活动圆满结束！同学们再见！
jīntiān cānguān le lièshì língyuán ，dàjiā xīnli yīdìng yǒu hěn duō gǎnchù ，nàme jīntiān de zuòyè jiùshì xiě yīpiān cānguān hòu de gǎnxiǎng 。zhōuyī kāi bānhuì de shíhou jiāoliú 。hǎo ，jīntiān de cānguān huódòng yuánmǎn jiéshù ！tóngxuémen zàijiàn ！
After visiting the Martyr's Cemetery today, everyone's definitely full of emotion, so today's homework is to write about your feelings after visiting. When we have class Monday, we'll discuss them during our class meeting. Okay, that wraps up today's visit. Goodbye, everyone!
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