亚历山大大帝

亞歷山大大帝

Yàlìshāndà Dàdì

proper noun

Meanings

1 Alexander the Great (356–323 BC), king of Macedon

亚历山大 Yàlìshāndà Alexander the Great · monarch, 356–323 BC

Characters

for the sound a

for the sound le

for the sound xan

for the sound der

Examples

HSK 5

亚历山大大帝去世时才三十二岁。

Yàlìshāndà Dàdì qùshì shí cái sānshí'èr suì.

Alexander the Great was only thirty-two when he died.

HSK 6

亚历山大大帝是古代马其顿的国王。

Yàlìshāndà Dàdì shì gǔdài Mǎqídùn de guówáng.

Alexander the Great was a king of ancient Macedon.

Tips

history

A pupil of 亚里士多德, he conquered the Persian Empire and Egypt and reached India in about ten years, founding many cities named after himself, the most famous being 亚历山大港 in Egypt.

usage

大帝 'great emperor' after a ruler's name is the Chinese for 'the Great': 彼得大帝 is Peter the Great. On its own, 亚历山大 is just the name Alexander.

Stroke Order

亚 Yà

历 lì

山 shān

大 dà

帝 dì