杜威

Dùwēi

noun #5,853

Meanings

1 Dewey (name)
2 Dewey (John Dewey, American philosopher)

Characters

a surname; phonetic

might; power; phonetic

Examples

HSK 3

杜威的教育思想影响很大。

Dùwēi de jiàoyù sīxiǎng yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.

Dewey's educational ideas have had a great influence.

HSK 6

杜威是美国著名的哲学家。

Dùwēi shì Měiguó zhùmíng de zhéxuéjiā.

Dewey was a famous American philosopher.

Tips

usage

杜威 most commonly refers to John Dewey (1859-1952), the American philosopher and educator who visited China in 1919-1921 and had a significant influence on Chinese education.

Stroke Order

杜 dù

威 wēi