亚里斯多德

亞里斯多德

Yàlǐsīduōdé

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Meanings

1 Aristotle (384-322 BCE), ancient Greek philosopher, student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great

Characters

inside; village

this (literary); transliteration syllable

Examples

亚里斯多德是柏拉图的学生。

Yàlǐsīduōdé shì Bólātú de xuéshēng.

Aristotle was a student of Plato.

亚里斯多德对逻辑学有深远影响。

Yàlǐsīduōdé duì luójíxué yǒu shēnyuǎn yǐngxiǎng.

Aristotle had a profound influence on logic.

他从小就熟读亚里斯多德的著作。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù shúdú Yàlǐsīduōdé de zhùzuò.

Since childhood he has been well-read in Aristotle's works.

Tips

culture

亚里斯多德 is the Taiwan / older transliteration; mainland prefers 亚里士多德. Both are widely understood. Aristotle's 《形而上学》 (Metaphysics), 《伦理学》 (Ethics), and 《诗学》 (Poetics) are foundational texts of Western philosophy and remain core reading in Chinese philosophy curricula.

memory

Five-syllable transliteration: 亚-里-斯-多-德 ≈ A-ri-s-to-tle. The same final 多德 (duōdé) appears in many Greek -tle / -tides names.

Stroke Order

亚 Yà

里 lǐ

斯 sī

多 duō

德 dé