奥古斯

奧古斯

Àogǔsī

proper noun #30,783

Meanings

1 short form of 奥古斯都, the Roman emperor Augustus (屋大维)

屋大维 Wūdàwéi Augustus · monarch, 63 BC – AD 14

Characters

profound; transliterates "Au"

ancient; transliterates "gu"

this; transliterates "s"

Examples

HSK 6

奥古斯是古罗马第一位皇帝的名字。

Àogǔsī shì gǔ Luómǎ dìyī wèi huángdì de míngzi.

Augustus is the name of ancient Rome's first emperor.

HSK 6

电影主角名叫奥古斯。

Diànyǐng zhǔjué míngjiào Àogǔsī.

The film protagonist is named Augustus.

Tips

usage

A clipped transliteration of "Augustus" - the full Chinese form for the Roman emperor is usually 奥古斯都. 奥古斯 by itself shows up in subtitles for shorter names like "August" or as a partial reading. Each character is purely phonetic: 奥 = "Au", 古 = "gu", 斯 = "s".

Stroke Order

奥 ào

古 gǔ

斯 sī