柴可夫斯基

Cháikěfūsījī

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Meanings

1 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Russian Romantic composer

Characters

firewood (phonetic 'Tchai-')

can (phonetic '-ko-')

husband (phonetic '-f-')

this (phonetic '-s-')

base (phonetic '-ki', standard ending for Slavic '-sky')

Examples

柴可夫斯基是俄国伟大的作曲家。

Cháikěfūsījī shì Éguó wěidà de zuòqǔjiā.

Tchaikovsky was a great Russian composer.

今晚音乐会演奏柴可夫斯基的《天鹅湖》。

Jīnwǎn yīnyuèhuì yǎnzòu Cháikěfūsījī de 《Tiān'éhú》.

Tonight's concert will perform Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.

Tips

culture

Standard Mandarin rendering of Tchaikovsky. Famous for ballets 《天鹅湖》 (Swan Lake), 《胡桃夹子》 (The Nutcracker), 《睡美人》 (Sleeping Beauty), and the 《1812序曲》 (1812 Overture). Russia's most internationally beloved Romantic composer.

Stroke Order

柴 chái

可 kě

夫 fū

斯 sī

基 jī