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李时珍

李時珍
Lǐshízhēn
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Meanings

  1. 1 Li Shizhen (1518–1593), Ming dynasty physician and pharmacologist, author of the 《本草纲目》 (Compendium of Materia Medica)

Examples

李时珍花了三十年写成《本草纲目》。
Lǐshízhēn huā le sānshí nián xiěchéng 《Běncǎo Gāngmù》.
Li Shizhen spent thirty years writing the Compendium of Materia Medica.
中医学生都学过李时珍的贡献。
Zhōngyī xuéshēng dōu xué guò Lǐshízhēn de gòngxiàn.
Every student of traditional Chinese medicine has studied Li Shizhen's contributions.

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history
《本草纲目》 catalogued 1,892 medicinal substances and over 11,000 prescriptions. Darwin cited it in 《物种起源》 as a source on Chinese zoology — proof of how far its influence reached.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ
时 shí
珍 zhēn