哈代

Hādài
proper noun #51,549

Meanings

  1. 1 Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), English novelist and poet, author of Tess of the d'Urbervilles
  2. 2 Oliver Hardy (1892–1957), American comic actor, the heavier half of Laurel and Hardy

Examples

HSK 4
Hādài shì Yīngguó yǒumíng de xiǎoshuōjiā.
Hardy was a famous English novelist.
HSK 7-9
Láoléi'ěr hěn shòu, tā de dādàng Hādài hěn pàng.
Laurel was thin, and his partner Hardy was fat.

Tips

culture
Thomas Hardy's novels are set in the English countryside. In Chinese, Tess of the d'Urbervilles is 德伯家的苔丝, usually shortened to 苔丝, and Jude the Obscure is 无名的裘德.
usage
Like most transliterations it serves for every Hardy: the English mathematician G. H. Hardy is also 哈代.

Stroke Order

哈 hā
代 dài