John F. Kennedy, photo 1 of 2
John F. Kennedy, photo 2 of 2

Photo credit

Photo
John F. Kennedy, White House color photo portrait
By
Cecil W. Stoughton
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Public domain
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Wikimedia Commons
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Photo credit

Photo
Lt. John F. Kennedy aboard the PT-109 - JFKPOF-132-012-p0113 (restored)
By
U.S. Navy photo
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Public domain
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Wikimedia Commons
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约翰·肯尼迪

約翰·肯尼迪
Yuēhàn Kěnnídí
proper noun #35,429

Meanings

  1. 1 John F. Kennedy (35th U.S. President; assassinated in Dallas)

About John F. Kennedy

1917–1963 · 政治家 politician

US president who led the country through the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and set the goal of landing a man on the moon, until he was shot in Dallas in 1963. His line "Ask not what your country can do for you" is widely quoted.

Examples

HSK 6
Yuēhàn Kěnnídí shì Měiguó lìshǐ shàng zuì niánqīng de dāngxuǎn zǒngtǒng.
John F. Kennedy was the youngest elected president in U.S. history.
HSK 7-9
Yuēhàn · Kěnnídí yú yījiǔliùsān nián yùcì shēnwáng.
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

Tips

culture
约翰 is the standard Chinese 'John', from the Protestant Bible (Catholic texts write 若望), and 肯尼迪 is Kennedy. His best-known line reads in Chinese 不要问国家能为你做什么,要问你能为国家做什么.

Stroke Order

约 yuē
翰 hàn
肯 kěn
尼 ní
迪 dí