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马克思

馬克思
Mǎkèsī
proper noun #9,411

Meanings

  1. 1 Marx (Karl Marx)

About Karl Marx

1818–1883 · 思想家 thinker

German philosopher and economist who wrote 资本论 (Capital) and, with 恩格斯, the Communist Manifesto. 马克思主义 (Marxism) is the guiding ideology of the Communist Party of China and a required university course.

Also called  卡尔·马克思

Examples

HSK 7-9
马克思是共产主义的创始人之一。
Mǎkèsī shì gòngchǎnzhǔyì de chuàngshǐrén zhīyī.
Marx is one of the founders of communism.
HSK 7-9
我们在大学学过马克思主义。
Wǒmen zài dàxué xué guo Mǎkèsīzhǔyì.
We studied Marxism in college.

Tips

usage
A joking Chinese way to say 'to die' is 见马克思, 'to go and see Marx'. Veteran Communist Party members used it, half in jest, of their own death.

In Pop Culture

卡尔·马克思 Kǎ'ěr Mǎkèsī
Karl Marx
German philosopher, author of Das Kapital
马克思主义 Mǎkèsīzhǔyì
Marxism
political philosophy, mandatory course in Chinese universities

Stroke Order

马 mǎ
克 kè
思 sī