披头士

披頭士

Pītóushì

proper noun

Meanings

1 the Beatles (British rock band, 1960-1970)

Characters

to drape / to wear over shoulders

scholar / gentleman

Examples

HSK 6

披头士是20世纪最有影响力的乐队。

Pītóushì shì èrshí shìjì zuì yǒu yǐngxiǎnglì de yuèduì.

The Beatles are the most influential band of the 20th century.

HSK 7-9

我爸爸是披头士的铁粉。

Wǒ bàba shì Pītóushì de tiěfěn.

My dad is a hardcore Beatles fan.

Tips

culture

披头士 is the mainland transliteration; Taiwan and Hong Kong often use 披头四 (the Beatles Four). The group - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr - never played mainland China. Their music reached most Chinese listeners only in the 1980s post-reform era through smuggled cassettes.

memory

披头 literally means 'dishevelled hair / hair hanging loose' - a playful reference to the mop-top haircuts that shocked 1960s audiences. 士 adds the 'gentlemen' suffix.

In Pop Culture

《Let It Be》

Let It Be

Probably the Beatles song most Chinese learners encounter first - often used in English textbooks and covered on Chinese singing shows.

Stroke Order

披 pī

头 tóu

士 shì