Skip to content
Chinese Copilot

勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave; courageous

HSK 4word

By Chinese Copilot · Last updated

勇敢 (yǒng gǎn) means "brave" or "courageous," describing a person who is not afraid to face danger or difficulty. It is an adjective, so it can follow 很, come before 的 to describe a noun, as in 勇敢的人 (a brave person), or take 地 before a verb.

What does 勇敢 mean?

  1. 1.

    brave; courageousadjective

What do the characters in 勇敢 mean?

  • 勇brave
  • 敢daring

How do you use 勇敢?

勇敢 often describes people, and it can take 地 before a verb to say how someone acts.

What are some examples of 勇敢 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 4

    她是一个勇敢的人。

    Tā shì yí gè yǒnggǎn de rén.

    She is a brave person.

  2. HSK 4

    你要勇敢一点。

    Nǐ yào yǒnggǎn yìdiǎn.

    You need to be a little braver.

  3. HSK 4

    他很勇敢地说出了自己的想法。

    Tā hěn yǒnggǎn de shuōchūle zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

    He bravely spoke his mind.

What should you learn next?

Related words

Browse every entry in the Chinese word dictionary.

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.