浮士德

Fúshìdé

proper noun #39,537

Meanings

1 Faust, the scholar of German legend who sells his soul to the devil
2 Faust, Goethe's two-part verse drama

Characters

to float (sound 'Fau')

scholar (sound 's')

virtue (sound 't')

Examples

HSK 7-9

浮士德为了得到知识和快乐，把灵魂卖给了魔鬼。

Fúshìdé wèile dédào zhīshi hé kuàilè, bǎ línghún mài gěi le móguǐ.

Faust sells his soul to the devil for knowledge and pleasure.

HSK 7-9

歌德花了将近六十年才写完《浮士德》。

Gēdé huā le jiāngjìn liùshí nián cái xiěwán 《 Fúshìdé 》.

Goethe spent nearly sixty years finishing Faust.

Tips

history

歌德 (Goethe) published Part One in 1808 and finished Part Two in 1831, the year before he died. The scholar wagers his soul with the devil Mephistopheles that no moment will ever satisfy him enough to wish it would last.

culture

The legend goes back to a real 16th-century German conjurer, Johann Faust. Christopher Marlowe's earlier play is 浮士德博士 'Doctor Faustus'.

Stroke Order

浮 fú

士 shì

德 dé