







时势造英雄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Circumstances create heroes”. Great challenges or opportunities bring out exceptional individuals. Literally, “Times create heroes”.

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Open the tool →时势造英雄 (shí shì zào yīng xióng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Circumstances create heroes”.
时势造英雄 is pronounced shí shì zào yīng xióng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 时势造英雄 means “Times create heroes”. It is used to mean “Circumstances create heroes”.
时势:一段时期内的客观形势。特定的历史条件,如社会动荡,使人的聪明才智显露出来,并相互作用,使之成为英雄人物。