亚里斯多德

亞里斯多德

Yàlǐsīduōdé

proper noun #30,331

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

HSK 1

亚里斯多德是柏拉图的学生。

Yàlǐsīduōdé shì Bólātú de xuéshēng.

Aristotle was a student of Plato.

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

Tips

culture

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

memory

Five-syllable transliteration: 亚-里-斯-多-德 sounds out A-ri-s-to-tle.

Stroke Order

亚 Yà

里 lǐ

斯 sī

多 duō

德 dé