# 烈士 (lièshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 烈士 (lièshì) means “martyr; national hero”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: martyr; national hero
- Pinyin: lièshì (lie4 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们应该记住这些英雄烈士。
  Wǒmen yīnggāi jìzhù zhèxiē yīngxióng lièshì.
  We should remember these heroes and martyrs.

## Characters

- 烈 (liè): ardent; intense
- 士 (shì): member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old)

https://hanziro.com/word/lie-shi-martyr/

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