皮诺切特

皮諾切特

Pínuòqiētè

proper noun #34,793

Meanings

1 Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006), Chilean general and dictator who ruled from 1973 to 1990

Characters

skin; phonetic 'pi'

promise; phonetic 'no'

to cut; phonetic 'che'

special; phonetic 't'

Examples

皮诺切特1973年发动了军事政变。

Pínuòqiētè yī jiǔ qī sān nián fādòng le jūnshì zhèngbiàn.

Pinochet launched a military coup in 1973.

智利在皮诺切特统治下经历了严重的人权问题。

Zhìlì zài Pínuòqiētè tǒngzhì xià jīnglì le yánzhòng de rénquán wèntí.

Chile experienced serious human rights issues under Pinochet's rule.

Tips

history

皮诺切特 is the standard Chinese transliteration of 'Pinochet'. He overthrew the elected socialist president Salvador Allende (阿连德 Āliándé) on September 11, 1973 and ruled Chile until 1990. Often appears in Chinese discussions of Cold War-era Latin America.

Stroke Order

皮 pí

诺 nuò

切 qiē

特 tè