HSK 6 · Adjectives

壮烈 zhuàngliè “heroic” in Chinese

Traditional 壯烈

What 壮烈 means

  1. heroic
  2. brave
  3. noble (death)

How to say 壮烈

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale壮zhuàng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale烈liè4th tone, falling

壮烈 in a sentence

  1. 这部电影的结尾非常壮烈。

    Zhè bù diànyǐng de jiéwěi fēicháng zhuàngliè.

    The ending of this film is very stirring.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这首诗讲了一个壮烈的历史故事。

    Zhè shǒu shī jiǎng le yí ge zhuàngliè de lìshǐ gùshi.

    This poem tells a heroic story from history.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 壮烈 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 壮 (zhuàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
壮zhuàngto strengthen
  • 丬half of tree trunk · qiángSound part
  • 士scholar · shìMeaning part

士 hints at the meaning (scholar); 丬 (qiáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhuàng.

The character 烈 (liè) with each of its parts in a different colour
烈lièardent
  • 列a line · lièSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 列 (liè) hints at the sound. Compare it with liè.

How to write 壮烈

壮 6 strokes · 烈 10 strokes

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壮烈 (zhuàngliè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 壮烈 (zhuàngliè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 壮烈

Words with 壮

壮观zhuàngguān · spectacular壮丽zhuànglì · magnificent理直气壮lǐzhíqìzhuàng · bold and confident (being in the right)

Words with 烈

激烈jīliè · (of competition or fighting) intense强烈qiángliè · strong热烈rèliè · enthusiastic剧烈jùliè · violent猛烈měngliè · fierce兴高采烈xìnggāocǎiliè · in high spirits

More words: Adjectives

衷心zhōngxīn · heartfelt周密zhōumì · thorough壮观zhuàngguān · spectacular壮丽zhuànglì · magnificent庄严zhuāngyán · solemn庄重zhuāngzhòng · serious主导zhǔdǎo · dominant卓越zhuóyuè · outstanding

FAQs

壮烈 (zhuàngliè) means “heroic” or “brave”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhuàngliè: zhuàng with a 4th tone, then liè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 壮烈 is written 壯烈. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuanglie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 壮烈 from the suggestions. Typing zhuanglie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
壮烈 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.