李维 (Lǐwéi): Livy (59 BC – 17 AD), Roman historian, author of Ab Urbe Condita

Meanings

1 Livy (59 BC – 17 AD), Roman historian, author of Ab Urbe Condita

Characters

李

lǐ

plum (common Chinese surname, used here for transliteration)

维

wéi

to tie; to maintain

Examples

李维写了罗马从建城到奥古斯都时期的历史。

Lǐwéi xiě le Luómǎ cóng jiànchéng dào Àogǔsīdū shíqī de lìshǐ.

Livy wrote the history of Rome from its founding to the age of Augustus.

《罗马史》的作者是李维。

《Luómǎshǐ》 de zuòzhě shì Lǐwéi.

The History of Rome was written by Livy.

Tips

culture

李维 is the standard Chinese rendering of Livy (Titus Livius). Only about 35 of his original 142 books survive, but they remain a foundational source for early Roman history.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ

维 wéi

Related Words

李 lǐ #2,758

plum / (surname Li)

拉斯维加斯 lāsīwéijiāsī #3,611

Las Vegas

戴维 Dàiwéi #5,061

David (name) / Davy (name)

思维 sīwéi HSK 5 #5,071

thinking; thought; cognition / way of thinking; mindset

维护 wéihù HSK 4 #4,637

to defend; to safeguard; to uphold / to maintain (a system, relationship, etc.)

纤维 xiānwéi HSK 7 #5,377

fiber / fibre

维加斯 wéijiāsī #3,457

Vegas (as in Las Vegas)

维持 wéichí HSK 4 #2,975

to keep; to maintain; to preserve / to sustain

哈维 Hāwéi #5,512

Harvey (name)

维多利亚 Wéiduōlìyà #5,555

Victoria (name or place)