🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

勇敢地

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yǒng gǎn de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gamily/ˈɡæm.ɪ.li/
adverbCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #28400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"面对困难,她勇敢地坚持了下来。"

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a spirited, plucky, or resolute manner; with courage and gameness in the face of difficulty.

    "Despite the severe injury, she smiled gamily and urged her teammates onward."
  2. 2

    With a risky, daring, or slightly disreputable flavor; akin to gaming or wild behavior.

    "He lived gamily, taking wild financial chances on every turn of the market."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'game', meaning spirited, plucky, or having a resolute disposition, combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly'. Dating back to the 19th century in British English usage, it reflects the colloquial application of 'game' to describe behavior characterized by courage, gameness, or willingness to face adversity.

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