以斯拉

Yǐsīlā

proper noun

Meanings

1 Ezra, priest and scribe of the Hebrew Bible who led Jewish exiles back from Babylon to Jerusalem

Characters

by means of, used for its sound

this, used for its sound

to pull, used for its sound

Examples

HSK 6

以斯拉带领一批人从巴比伦回到了耶路撒冷。

Yǐsīlā dàilǐng yì pī rén cóng Bābǐlún huídào le Yēlùsālěng.

Ezra led a group of people from Babylon back to Jerusalem.

HSK 7-9

以斯拉是《圣经》里的一位文士。

Yǐsīlā shì 《 Shèngjīng 》 lǐ de yí wèi wénshì.

Ezra is a scribe in the Bible.

Tips

usage

His book is 以斯拉记, the Book of Ezra. Modern people called Ezra are usually written 埃兹拉 instead, as in the poet Ezra Pound.

Stroke Order

以 yǐ

斯 sī

拉 lā