Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Martial, valiant, imposing: Describes a person, appearance, or manner that is strong, brave, and inspires awe or respect, often with a sense of grandeur and vigor.
   • Bold and vigorous: Describes an action or movement performed with strength, confidence, and powerful energy.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Người lính có dáng vẻ hùng dũng. (The soldier has a martial appearance.)
  • Đoàn quân tiến vào thành phố một cách hùng dũng. (The army entered the city in a valiant manner.)
  • Bước chân hùng dũng của anh ấy khiến mọi người chú ý. (His bold and vigorous steps caught everyone's attention.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vẻ hùng dũng": A martial/valiant/imposing appearance or demeanor.
  • Tượng đài thể hiện vẻ hùng dũng của các anh hùng dân tộc. (The monument captures the martial appearance of the national heroes.)
• "Khí thế hùng dũng": A valiant/spirited and imposing momentum or aura.
  • Đội tuyển thi đấu với khí thế hùng dũng. (The team competed with valiant momentum.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hùng tráng (adj): Majestic, grand, epic (often used for landscapes, music, or historical narratives). It shares the sense of grandeur but is less focused on personal bravery and more on scale and splendor.
  • Bản nhạc hùng tráng. (A grand/majestic piece of music.)
• Hùng mạnh (adj): Powerful, strong, mighty (often used for nations or forces).
  • Một quốc gia hùng mạnh. (A powerful nation.)
• Hùng vĩ (adj): Majestic, sublime, magnificent (usually describes natural scenery or grand structures).
  • Cảnh núi non hùng vĩ. (Majestic mountain scenery.)

Synonyms

• Oai phong: Majestic, commanding, dignified (emphasizes authority and dignity).
• Mạnh mẽ: Strong, powerful, vigorous (emphasizes physical or inner strength).
• Dũng mãnh: Brave and fierce, valiant (emphasizes courage and ferocity in action).

Related Idioms

• "Hùng dũng như hổ": As valiant/imposing as a tiger. (A simile emphasizing great strength and a fearsome, awe-inspiring presence.)
  • Vị tướng chỉ huy trận đánh hùng dũng như hổ. (The general commanded the battle as valiantly as a tiger.)

1. Brave and brawny, bold and vigorous, martial
   • Bước đi hùng dũng
     To walk with bold and vigorous steps
   • Vẻ hùng dũng
     A martial appearance