李时珍

李時珍

Lǐ Shízhēn

proper noun

Meanings

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

Characters

plum; surname Li

precious; treasure

Examples

HSK 5

中医学生都学过李时珍的贡献。

Zhōngyīxué shēng dōu xué guò Lǐ Shízhēn de gòngxiàn.

Every student of traditional Chinese medicine has studied Li Shizhen's contributions.

HSK 6

李时珍花了三十年写成《本草纲目》。

Lǐ Shízhēn huā le sānshí nián xiě chéng 《 Běn cǎo Gāng mù 》.

Li Shizhen spent thirty years writing the Compendium of Materia Medica.

Tips

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