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爱迪生

愛迪生
Àidíshēng
noun #15,661

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 6
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