烈士 meaning in English

lièshì

martyr

HSK 7-9noun13 strokes

Meaning of 烈士

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lièshì
  1. martyr

Stroke order for each character

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烈 liè · fiery · 10 strokes

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士 shì · scholar · 3 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 烈士.

强烈qiánglièstrong; intense
热烈rèlièenthusiastic; ardent
女士nǚshìlady; madam
士兵shìbīngsoldier
护士hùshinurse
战士zhànshìfighter; soldier
巴士bāshìbus (loanword); motor coach
激烈jīliè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce
男士nánshìman; gentleman
博士bóshìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
人士rénshìperson; figure
硕士shuòshìmaster's degree; person who has a master's degree

Questions about 烈士

What does 烈士 mean?

烈士 (lièshì) means "martyr" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 烈士?

烈士 is made of 2 characters: 烈 (10 strokes), 士 (3 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 烈士 an HSK word?

Yes. 烈士 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.