时势造英雄

Traditional: 時勢造英雄

shí shì zào yīng xióng

Dictionary entry

Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

What does 时势造英雄 mean?

时势造英雄 (shí shì zào yīng xióng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

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时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]势shìpower · influence 造zàoto make · to build 英YīngUnited Kingdom · British 雄xióngmale · staminate

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时势造英雄

shí shì zào yīng xióng

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