甘地

Gāndì

proper noun #31,935

Meanings

1 Mahatma Gandhi (Indian independence leader)

About Mahatma Gandhi

1869–1948 · 政治家 politician

Leader of India's movement for independence from British rule, who led mass campaigns of nonviolent resistance such as the 1930 Salt March. He was shot dead in 1948, months after India became independent.

Also called 圣雄甘地

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of 'Gandhi'.

Examples

HSK 6

甘地为印度的独立做出了巨大贡献。

Gāndì wèi Yìndù de dúlì zuòchū le jùdà gòngxiàn.

Gandhi made a huge contribution to India's independence.

Tips

culture

His watchwords in Chinese are 非暴力 'non-violence' and 不合作 'non-cooperation', and his title Mahatma, 'great soul', becomes 圣雄 'saint-hero'. Indira Gandhi, no relation, is usually 甘地夫人 'Madame Gandhi'.

Stroke Order

甘 gān

地 dì

甘地