英 (yīng) means Flower (hero - England - Britain). Below are 24 of the 25 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
照片上的他很 英 俊。
Zhàopiàn shàng de tā hěn yīngjùn.
He looks handsome in the photo.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 英俊
请把这句话翻成 英 文。
Qǐng bǎ zhè jù huà fān chéng Yīngwén.
Please translate this sentence into English.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 翻
他参加了 英 语培训班。
Tā cānjiā le Yīngyǔ péixùn bān.
He joined an English training class.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 培训
他是大家心里的 英 雄。
Tā shì dàjiā xīnlǐ de yīngxióng.
He is a hero in everyone's eyes.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 英雄
英 语有二十六个字母。
Yīngyǔ yǒu èrshíliù ge zìmǔ.
English has twenty-six letters.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 字母
这是一个 英 明的决定。
Zhè shì yí ge yīngmíng de juédìng.
This is a wise decision.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 英明
我希望能流利地说 英 语。
Wǒ xīwàng néng liúlì de shuō Yīngyǔ.
I hope to be able to speak English fluently.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 流利
他是一个 英 俊的年轻人。
Tā shì yí ge yīngjùn de niánqīng rén.
He is a handsome young man.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 英俊
他身上有一股 英 雄气概。
Tā shēnshang yǒu yì gǔ yīngxióng qìgài.
There is a heroic spirit about him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 气概
他因 英 勇救人受到表彰。
Tā yīn yīngyǒng jiù rén shòudào biǎozhāng.
He was commended for bravely saving lives.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 英勇
他会 英 语，此外还会法语。
Tā huì Yīngyǔ, cǐwài hái huì Fǎyǔ.
He speaks English, and French besides.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 此外
故事里的 英 雄杀了那条龙。
Gùshi lǐ de yīngxióng shā le nà tiáo lóng.
The hero in the story killed the dragon.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 杀
这个故事讲的是一位 英 雄。
Zhège gùshi jiǎng de shì yí wèi yīngxióng.
This story is about a hero.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 英雄
他听 英 语讲座还有些吃力。
Tā tīng yīngyǔ jiǎngzuò hái yǒuxiē chīlì.
He still finds English lectures something of a strain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吃力
他的 英 明决策挽救了公司。
Tā de yīngmíng juécè wǎnjiù le gōngsī.
His wise decision saved the company.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 英明
消防员 英 勇地冲进了火场。
Xiāofángyuán yīngyǒng de chōng jìn le huǒchǎng.
The firefighters bravely charged into the blaze.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 英勇
他会说 英 语，并且说得很流利。
Tā huì shuō Yīngyǔ, bìngqiě shuō de hěn liúlì.
He can speak English, and speaks it fluently.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 并且
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From the graded readers
上午我学习汉语，下午我学习 英 语。
shàngwǔ wǒ xuéxí hànyǔ, xiàwǔ wǒ xuéxí yīngyǔ.
In the morning I study Chinese, and in the afternoon I study English.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Day
From the travel phrasebook
有 英 文菜单吗？
Yǒu Yīngwén càidān ma?
Is there an English menu?
Travel phrasebook · Ordering in a restaurant
有 英 文目录吗？
Yǒu Yīngwén mùlù ma?
Do you have an English catalogue?
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
我需要中 英 文对照。
Wǒ xūyào Zhōng-Yīngwén duìzhào.
I need a bilingual version.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
有没有会说 英 语的人？
Yǒu méiyǒu huì shuō Yīngyǔ de rén?
Is there someone who speaks English?
Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration
有会说 英 语的医生吗？
Yǒu huì shuō Yīngyǔ de yīshēng ma?
Is there an English-speaking doctor?
Travel phrasebook · Pharmacy and emergencies
我看不懂，可以发 英 文吗？
Wǒ kàn bù dǒng, kěyǐ fā Yīngwén ma?
I don't understand — could you write in English?
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
英 appears in 25 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 英
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 英
How is 英 used in a sentence?
This page shows 25 sentences using 英 (yīng, "Flower (hero - England - Britain)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 英 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 英 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 英?
The dictionary page for 英 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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