安徒生

Āntúshēng

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Meanings

1 Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish author of fairy tales

Characters

disciple; on foot

to be born; life

Examples

安徒生写了很多著名的童话。

Āntúshēng xiěle hěn duō zhùmíng de tónghuà.

Andersen wrote many famous fairy tales.

《卖火柴的小女孩》是安徒生的作品。

«Mài Huǒchái de Xiǎo Nǚhái» shì Āntúshēng de zuòpǐn.

'The Little Match Girl' is a work by Andersen.

Tips

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Phonetic rendering of 'Andersen'. His 《丑小鸭》(Ugly Duckling), 《海的女儿》(Little Mermaid) and 《卖火柴的小女孩》(Little Match Girl) are core texts in Chinese primary-school readers — most Chinese readers encounter Andersen before they encounter any Chinese fairy tale.

Stroke Order

安 ān

徒 tú

生 shēng