约翰·亚当斯

約翰·亞當斯

Yuēhàn Yàdāngsī

proper noun #31,615

Meanings

1 John Adams (1735-1826) - 2nd President of the United States
2 also: composer John Adams (1947-)

Characters

writing brush (sound '-han'; together 约翰 = John)

·

second; sub- (sound 'a-')

to serve as (sound '-dam-')

(transliteration syllable; sound '-s')

Examples

HSK 4

约翰·亚当斯是美国第二任总统。

Yuēhàn · Yàdāngsī shì Měiguó dì'èr rèn zǒngtǒng.

John Adams was the second President of the United States.

HSK 4

他的儿子约翰·昆西·亚当斯也当过总统。

Tā de érzi Yuēhàn · Kūnxī · Yàdāngsī yě dāng guò zǒngtǒng.

His son John Quincy Adams also served as President.

Tips

culture

Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, first US Vice President under Washington and second President (1797-1801). Don't confuse with his son 约翰·昆西·亚当斯 (John Quincy Adams), the 6th president. The same name in modern contexts may refer to American minimalist composer John Adams (《尼克松在中国》 'Nixon in China').

Stroke Order

约 yuē

翰 hàn

亚 Yà

当 dāng

斯 sī