哥特 (gētè): Gothic (subculture or aesthetic)

Meanings

1 Gothic (subculture or aesthetic)

Characters

哥

gē

phonetic (ge-); brother

特

tè

phonetic (-te); special

Examples

她喜欢哥特风格的服装。

Tā xǐhuan gētè fēnggé de fúzhuāng.

She likes Gothic-style clothing.

这座教堂是哥特式建筑。

Zhè zuò jiàotáng shì gētèshì jiànzhù.

This church is Gothic architecture.

Tips

history

The Goths (哥特人) were a Germanic people in late antiquity. The term later applied to medieval architecture, then to the dark Romantic literary and music subculture.

Stroke Order

哥 gē

特 tè

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buddy / bro / mate / pal

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elder brother / (respectful address for older male)

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buddy / bro / pal / dude

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older brother

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characteristic; feature / distinctive trait

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Gothic (style; transliteration of 'goth/gothic') / (also written 哥特, the more common form)

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Robert (name transliteration)

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unique; distinctive / original