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歌德

Gēdé

proper noun #37,436

Meanings

1 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet, dramatist and polymath

About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

1749–1832 · 作家 writer

German poet, playwright and novelist, author of the verse drama 浮士德 (Faust) and the novel 少年维特之烦恼 (The Sorrows of Young Werther). He was also a scientist and a minister at the court of Weimar.

Also called 约翰·沃尔夫冈·冯·歌德

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

歌德是德国最伟大的文学家之一。

Gēdé shì Déguó zuì wěidà de wénxuéjiā zhīyī.

Goethe is one of Germany's greatest writers.

HSK 7-9

《浮士德》是歌德的代表作。

《 Fúshìdé 》 shì Gēdé de dàibiǎozuò.

Faust is Goethe's masterpiece.

Tips

memory

歌德 sounds out 'Goethe', and its characters suit a poet: 歌 'song' and 德 'virtue'. The name has also been written 瞿提.

Stroke Order

歌 gē

德 dé

歌德