斯蒂文森

Sīdìwénsēn

proper noun #34,806

Meanings

1 Stevenson (Western surname)
2 commonly refers to Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island

Characters

this; phonetic 'S'

stem of fruit; phonetic 'ti'

literature; phonetic 'ven/wen'

forest; phonetic '-son'

Examples

HSK 2

他正在读斯蒂文森的小说。

Tā zhèngzài dú Sīdìwénsēn de xiǎoshuō.

He is reading a Stevenson novel.

HSK 6

斯蒂文森写了《金银岛》。

Sīdìwénsēn xiě le 《 Jīnyín dǎo 》.

Stevenson wrote Treasure Island.

Tips

culture

Most famously the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), whose 《金银岛》 (Treasure Island) and 《化身博士》 (The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) are widely translated in China. Also borne by US presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson and athlete Teófilo Stevenson.

Stroke Order

斯 sī

蒂 dì

文 wén

森 sēn