丁丁

Dīngdīng
proper noun #32,030

Meanings

  1. 1 Tintin (Belgian comic-book reporter created by Hergé)
  2. 2 (also a common Chinese nickname/affectionate name)

About Tintin

文学人物 fictional character

The young Belgian reporter with a quiff and a white dog, Snowy, hero of Hergé's comic albums 丁丁历险记 (The Adventures of Tintin). One album, 蓝莲花 (The Blue Lotus), is set in 1930s Shanghai.

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ xiǎoshíhou hěn xǐhuan kàn 《 Dīngdīng Lìxiǎn Jì 》.
When I was little I loved reading The Adventures of Tintin.
HSK 6
Dīngdīng shì Bǐlìshí zuì yǒumíng de mànhuà rénwù.
Tintin is Belgium's most famous comic-book character.

Tips

culture
His dog Snowy goes by two Chinese names: 白雪 'white snow', from the English, and 米卢, from the French Milou. Chang, Tintin's friend in The Blue Lotus, is based on 张充仁, a Chinese art student in Brussels who taught 埃尔热 (Hergé) about China.

In Pop Culture

丁丁历险记 Dīngdīng Lìxiǎn Jì
The Adventures of Tintin
Hergé's classic comic series - Tintin and his dog Snowy travel the world solving mysteries.

Stroke Order

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