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哈姆雷特

Hāmǔléitè
proper noun #18,332

Meanings

  1. 1 Hamlet (Shakespeare character/play)

About Hamlet

文学人物 fictional character

Prince of Denmark in Shakespeare's tragedy, who feigns madness while seeking revenge for his murdered father. Chinese often say 一千个读者就有一千个哈姆雷特: every reader sees a different Hamlet.

Examples

HSK 4
《哈姆雷特》是莎士比亚最著名的作品。
《 Hāmǔléitè 》 shì Shāshìbǐyà zuì zhùmíng de zuòpǐn.
Hamlet is Shakespeare's most famous work.
HSK 7-9
“生存还是毁灭”是哈姆雷特的名句。
" Shēngcún háishi huǐmiè " shì Hāmǔléitè de míngjù.
To be or not to be is a famous line from Hamlet.

Tips

culture
The Chinese translation 生存还是毁灭，这是个问题 for "To be or not to be, that is the question" is one of the most quoted Western literary phrases in Chinese.

Stroke Order

哈 hā
姆 mǔ
雷 léi
特 tè