爱迪生 (Àidíshēng): Edison (name)

Meanings

1 Edison (name)
2 Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman

Characters

爱

to enlighten (phonetic)

生

shēng

life; to be born (phonetic)

Examples

爱迪生发明了电灯泡。

Àidíshēng fāmíng le diàndēngpào.

Edison invented the light bulb.

Tips

culture

Edison is one of the most well-known Western figures in Chinese education. The saying '天才是百分之一的灵感加百分之九十九的汗水' (genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration) is widely attributed to him in Chinese textbooks.

Stroke Order

爱 ài

迪 dí

生 shēng

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