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Hans Christian Andersen by Thora Hallager 1869
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安徒生

Āntúshēng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales

About Hans Christian Andersen

1805–1875 · 作家 writer

Danish writer of fairy tales that most Chinese children meet in school: 丑小鸭 (The Ugly Duckling), 卖火柴的小女孩 (The Little Match Girl) and 海的女儿 (The Little Mermaid).

Also called  汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生

Examples

HSK 6
Āntúshēng xiě le hěnduō zhùmíng de tónghuà.
Andersen wrote many famous fairy tales.
HSK 6
《 Mài Huǒchái de Xiǎo Nǚhái 》 shì Āntúshēng de zuòpǐn.
'The Little Match Girl' is a work by Andersen.

Tips

culture
His tales are known together as 安徒生童话. The children's-book prize named after him, the 国际安徒生奖, first went to a Chinese writer in 2016: 曹文轩, author of 《草房子》 (The Grass House).

Stroke Order

安 ān
徒 tú
生 shēng